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sillería

choir stalls

noun see-yeh-REE-ah Rare
Arts & Culture Traditions

Also means

stonework; seating set

Usage Note

Sillería has three main senses: the ornate carved wooden choir stalls (asientos) in a cathedral; a set of matching chairs or seating; and in construction, ashlar masonry built from dressed stone blocks (sillares). Context usually disambiguates. In an ecclesiastical setting the choir-stall meaning predominates.

Examples

"La sillería del coro fue tallada en el siglo XV."

Natural Translation

The choir stalls were carved in the 15th century.

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