pew
(pjuː )
Word forms: pews
countable noun
A pew is a long wooden seat with a back, which people sit on in church.
Claire sat in the front pew.
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Collocations:
wooden pews
It has no dock, merely wooden pews for councillors.
Times, Sunday Times
Wooden pews set in the round create a claustrophobic performance space.
The Times Literary Supplement
Just before the altar, where the nave gives way to wooden pews, eight towering granite monks keep watch.
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The pavilion has a raised preacher's stand at its northern end and three sections of wooden pews.
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The old wooden pews have also had their fleur-de-lis decorations removed.
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