boy chorister

  • 1Boy bishop — was a name given to a custom very widespread in the Middle Ages, whereby a boy was chosen, for example among cathedral choristers, to parody the real Bishop, commonly on the feast of Holy Innocents. This custom was linked with others, such as… …

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  • 2Boy — Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note: Boy …

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  • 3Boy bishop — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …

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  • 4Boy's love — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …

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  • 5Boy's play — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …

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  • 6chorister — [kôr′is tər] n. [altered (infl. by CHORUS) < ME querister, prob. via Anglo Norm * cueristre < ML(Ec) querista < chorus, choir < L: see CHORUS] 1. a member of a choir, esp. a boy singer ☆ 2. one who leads the singing in church of a… …

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  • 7chorister — noun (C) a singer in a choir, especially a boy in a school choir that sings in a church …

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  • 8The Old Boy — Boy Boy, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube, Icel. bofi rouge.] 1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son. [1913 Webster] My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note …

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  • 9choir|boy — «KWYR BOY», noun. a boy who sings in a choir; chorister: »He looked just like a little choirboy, with his pink face and close cut, blond hair (Time) …

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  • 10Nine Lessons and Carols — The Adoration of the Magi (1634) by Peter Paul Rubens, which hangs behind the altar in King s College Chapel, Cambridge. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a format for a service of Christian worship celebrating the birth of Jesus that is …

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