Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
organ-loft .
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Examples
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Newcome thought he recognised — that of a stout man who came down from the organ-gallery?
The Newcomes 2006
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A good general view may be obtained from the north-east or south-west corner, and another from the organ-gallery, which is recommended as commanding features not well seen from below in the scanty light.
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The king proceeding hastily to the organ-gallery, discovered Cockpen, whom he saluted familiarly, declaring that he had "almost made him dance."
The Modern Scottish Minstrel , Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century Various
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An organ-gallery was placed at the entrance of the choir: judging by the plan given by Bentham, this occupied the whole of the eastern bay of Hotham's work.
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Screens of some sort are marked as crossing both aisles, as a continuation of the western face of this organ-gallery: or perhaps these were only metal gates.
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Firstly, the organ would have to be chopped into two and stowed away in the triforium, unless these enthusiasts would prefer to revert to an organ-gallery blocking up one of the transepts.
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For the organ-gallery of the cathedral he made the famous panels of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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There, during the long midsummer evenings, they two would sit down for hours in the organ-gallery, while I listened down below; hardly believing that such heavenly sounds could come from those small child-fingers; almost ready to fancy she had called down some celestial harmonist to aid her in playing.
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Almost as still, down under the organ-gallery, with a single band of light falling athwart his box from a small door which stood ajar, sat the little priest, behind the lattice of the confessional, silently wiping away the sweat that beaded on his brow and rolled down his face.
Madame Delphine George Washington Cable 1884
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The Dining-Hall, with its lobby and organ-gallery, occupies the entire story, which is 187 feet long, 51 feet wide, and 47 feet high; it is lit by nine large windows, filled with stained glass on the south side; that is, next to Westminster Hall, the noblest room in the metropolis.
The Prince and the Pauper; a tale for young people of all ages 1882
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