choir stall
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈkwaɪɚ stɔːl/
:
silla del coro
- I give myself to this feeling, and everything else disappears—the dark wooden choir stalls, the carved pulpit, the stained glass.
- carved choir stalls
Examples
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After a short genuflection before the high altar and the statue of St. Gerard, they made their way to their choir stalls.
Academic text (1992) -
The intricate designs on the choir stall reflected the craftsmanship of the artisans who created them.
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Then all the monks rose from their choir stalls, and with loud songs of jubilation, they raised the sacred objects.
Academic text (1992) -
In Cuzco's cathedral, the Madonna on the choir stalls has an Indian face and the crucified god above the altar is black.
Fiction book (1991) -
They also found a medieval silver penny, a stone frieze they think was part of the choir stalls, and copper alloy letters that might have come from tomb inscriptions.
Blog text (28) -
A cute choirboy in a frilly white collar was solemnly lighting the candles, and there was a rustling in the choir stalls as his confreres took their places.
Fiction book (1995) -
After taking their places in the choir stall, the members of the choir prepared for the evening service.
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During the performance, the singers sat in their choir stalls, ready to lift their voices in harmony.
How Ornate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a carved wooden seat in the choir' is directly derivable from 'choir' (the singers' area) + 'stall' (a small separated seat or cubicle). This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase following common English noun+noun patterns and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Choir stall The noun choir stall comes from old churches where the choir sat in long rows of wooden stalls, carved and decorated seats used during services. Each singer or priest had a fixed seat and would stand from it to sing, so the phrase now means 'a carved wooden seat in the choir used by clergy or choir members'.