stone seat or bench

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• Bench table — (Fr. banc; Ital. sedile; Ger. Bank), the stone seat which runs round the walls of large churches, andsometimes round the piers; it very generally is placed in the porches.References*1911 …   Wikipedia

• Bench (furniture) — For metonymic and other uses see Bench (metonymy) and Bench A bench is a piece of furniture, which mostly offersseveral persons seating. As a rule, benches are made of wood, but one can also find stone benches and benches made of synthetic… …   Wikipedia

• bench table — noun : a projecting course at the base of a wall (as in a church) or round a pillar sufficient to form a seat * * * Archit. a course of masonry forming a bench at the foot of a wall. [1665 75] * * * bench table, a low stone seat on the inside of… …   Useful english dictionary

• bench — noun 1 long seat ADJECTIVE ▪ empty ▪ long ▪ narrow ▪ hard ▪ cushioned, padded …   Collocations dictionary

• bench — n. & v. n. 1 a long seat of wood or stone for seating several people. 2 a working table, e.g. for a carpenter, mechanic, or scientist. 3 (prec. by the) a the office of judge or magistrate. b a judge s seat in a lawcourt. c a lawcourt. d judges… …   Useful english dictionary

• Bench — n. & v. n. 1 a long seat of wood or stone for seating several people. 2 a working table, e.g. for a carpenter, mechanic, or scientist. 3 (prec. by the) a the office of judge or magistrate. b a judge s seat in a lawcourt. c a lawcourt. d judges… …   Useful english dictionary

• Harlan F. Stone — 12th Chief Justice of the United States In office July 3, 1941 – April 22, 1946 …   Wikipedia

• Church of St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip — Church of St Mary Magdalene …   Wikipedia

• Odometer — An odometer or odograph[1][2] is an instrument that indicates distance traveled by a vehicle, such as a bicycle or automobile. The device may be electronic, mechanical, or a combination of the two. The word derives from the Greek words hodós (… …   Wikipedia

• Pitzer College — Infobox University name = Pitzer College motto = Provida Futuri ( Mindful of the Future ) established = 1963 type = Private head label = President head = Laura Skandera Trombley city = Claremont state = CA country = USA undergrad = 950 (approx)… …   Wikipedia

• dess — I Cleveland Dialect List a layer or course in any pile...; the entire pile e.g. a haystack, or a dess of stones II North Country (Newcastle) Words a seat or bench, a throne. In N d it is now only applied to a seat made of stone and covered with… …   English dialects glossary