| 单词 | pewing | 
| 释义 | pewingn.1  The furnishing of a church or chapel with pews (now rare); pews collectively. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > pew > 			[noun]		 > collectively pewing1449 society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > pew > 			[noun]		 > action of furnishing with pewing1449 1449    in  N. H. Nicolas Testamenta Vetusta 		(1826)	 267 (MED)  				Y bequethe..the mony rising thereof to be bestowed upon the complesshyng..of the seyd chirch of Staunford..in..makyng of pleyn desques, and of a pleyn rodelofte, and in puyng of the seyd chirch. 1458    in  N. H. Nicolas Testamenta Vetusta 		(1826)	 289 (MED)  				[To the fabrick of the Church of Herne, viz. to make seats called] puyinge [x marks]. 1705    J. Bowack Antiq. Middlesex 16  				The Pewing and Galleries made very Neat and Convenient. 1796    Hull Advertiser 14 May 2/2  				Such joiners as wish to contract for the pewing of Aldbrough church. 1840    W. Dyott Diary 31 July 		(1907)	 II. 322  				I visited the old church at Ashbourne to admire the new pewing and other highly ornamental improvements. 1884    J. Cubitt in  Contemp. Rev. 46 113  				Nothing in his [sc. Wren's] parish churches..impresses common observers more unpleasantly than the pewing. 1912    Times 5 Dec. 9/3  				The floor below was filled with shabby deal pewing, concealing the beautiful arches of the chantries on the eastern side. 1997    Times 		(Nexis)	 24 Feb. (Features section)  				Assurances..were given by the officers of Mrs Ann Hale's village church in Warwickshire in 1876, the time of its re-pewing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pewingn.2 rare.   The plaintive crying of a bird. ΚΠ a1586    Sir P. Sidney Arcadia 		(1590)	  i. sig. N3  				The birdes likewise with chirpes, and puing could Cackling, and chattring, that of Ioue beseech. 1658    J. Bramhall Schisme garded & beaten Back 5  				But M. Serjeant lapwing like makes the most pewing and crying when he is furthest from his nest. 1987    Los Angeles Times 		(Nexis)	 6 Nov.  v. 18/1  				He and a dozen other songbirds..loosed..a clear pew-pew-pewing that peaks to a louder cheh-cheh-cheh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  | 
	
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