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priedieu

priedieu is the alternative form of prie-dieu.

Meaning of prie-dieu

Noun

prie-dieu (plural prie-dieus or prie-dieux)

  1. A piece of furniture on which someone can pray, consisting of a cushioned area to kneel on, with a built-in ledge for books.
    • Leaning her childish face and full chin on the shelf of the prie-Dieu, her eyes fixed, she laughed, out of some hidden capacity, some lost subterranean humour [...].1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 42

Forms of priedieu

pluralpriedieus
pluralpriedieux

Questions about priedieu

What is priedieu the alternative form of?
Priedieu is the alternative form of prie-dieu.

Words near priedieu in the dictionary

  1. Priebe
  2. Priebes
  3. Priebus
  4. Priebuses
  5. pried
  6. priedieu
  7. priedieus
  8. priedieux
  9. prief
  10. priefe
  11. priefes

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