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Frescoed, marbled 16th-century interiors lead from one into another, handsomely furnished with spiritual artifacts and a liberal supply of prie-dieus, should anyone feel the sudden desire to kneel and pray.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2010

From half-closed eyes he sees a crowd of red peasant women, sees the little school-boys who crowd as near as possible to the carved prie-dieus of the gentry.

From Felix Lanzberg's Expiation by Schubin, Ossip

He crosses to one of the prie-dieus and kneels on it.

From Master Olof : a Drama in Five Acts by Björkman, Edwin

Among the congregation, but nearest to the two prie-dieus, knelt Sarella and Mr. Gore.

From Mariquita A Novel by Ayscough, John

In the lower lights Philibert and Margaret, richly dressed, kneel at their prie-dieus, supported by their patron saints.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.