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Preacher's stand
Answer for the clue "Preacher's stand ", 7 letters:
lectern
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Word definitions for lectern in dictionaries
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lecturn \Lec"turn\ (l[e^]k"t[u^]rn), n. [LL. lectrinum, fr. lectrum; cf. L. legere, lectum, to read.] Same as lectern . [Written also lectern and lettern .] --Fairholt.
Usage examples of lectern.
Clio pushed her way forward enough to see Hocking approach a lectern that was just now rising from the floor.
A hooded chair occupied the center of the room, and beside it was a chest-high lectern whose face displayed a number of toggles and knurled wheels.
The chantor broke off his song and stared, and their Rebbe stood open-mouthed at his lectern.
She set the thali down on the raised wooden lectern, gently extinguishing the diyas.
He was a workmanlike but not a charismatic speaker, reading with level intonation from the autocue on the transparent lectern in front of him, and punching up the relevant slides at the relevant moments.
The prehensile feathertips touched one of the keys on the lectern, and a section of New Republic criminal law appeared on the display above his head.
He said something to the projectionist, who nodded and took over the task while Jao strode to the lectern.
I remembered the fatigued faces of a missionary and two priests, the books piled up on the lectern, the flames of the tallow candles by which the debaters traced texts in the heavy folios to back up their arguments, the flushed faces of the schismatists and the church conformists who met with much vociferation every sound objection to their views.
They needed a representative, the Institute needed exposure, and voila, Brandywine arrives at the lectern.
As soon as the last note died, the instructor rapped a pointer down on the lectern.
She rose from her chair and went to the lectern placed to catch the daylight from the embrasured window.
Nearby stood a writing desk with linenfold paneling, a lectern fashioned like a two-tiered tower on a baluster support, and an X-framed chair.
Ulath had dismissed his illusion, and when Itagne reapproached the lectern, the entire audience was huddled closely together near the front of the auditorium.
Once ensconced behind the lectern, Whiss surveyed the audience at length, preternatural tiger-eyes shifting slowly from face to face, sliding easily over some, elsewhere pausing long and significantly, to the indescribable discomfort of assorted victims.
Dale moved back to the defense table, and Ziegler moved to the lectern to resume her direct.