prie-dieu

[ pree-dyoo; French pree-dyœ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural prie-dieus, prie-dieux [pree, -, dyooz, p, r, ee-, dyœ],

a piece of furniture for kneeling on during prayer, having a rest above, as for a book.

prie-dieu

/ priːˈdjɜː /

a piece of furniture consisting of a low surface for kneeling upon and a narrow front surmounted by a rest for the elbows or for books, for use when praying

1750–60; < French: literally, pray God

C18: from French, from prier to pray + Dieu God

For she knew that when a Countess of Blanchelande is about to die she always finds a white rose on her prie-Dieu.

It is there called a "prie-dieu," and is said to have belonged to the Dukes of Savoy, but the size is very unusual for such a use.

The young men went out, and the king, left alone, kneeled down on his prie-Dieu.

Know then that I have found a white rose on the cushion of my prie-Dieu.

A table with a little prie-Dieu stood in the corner, screened by a curtain which ran on a brazen rod.

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