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choirboy
(redirected from Choirboys)

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choir·boy  (kwrboi)
n.
1. A boy member of a choir.
2. Informal A morally upright young man: "They're . . . choirboysclean, scrubbed nothingsso there's no dramatic or psychological preparation for the explosion of killing" (Pauline Kael).

choirboy [ˈkwaɪəˌbɔɪ]
n
(Music, other) one of a number of young boys who sing the treble part in a church choir
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.choirboychoirboy - a boy who sings in a choir          
chorister - a singer in a choir
Translations
choirboy [ˈkwaɪəbɔɪ] Nniño m de coro
choirboy [ˈkwaɪərbɔɪ] njeune choriste m, petit chanteur m
choir practice n
to go to choir practice → aller à la chorale
choir school nmaîtrise rattachée à une cathédrale)f >
choir-stall [ˈkwaɪərstɔːl] nstalle f (du chœur)
choirboy [ˈkwaɪəˌbɔɪ] ncorista m (ragazzo)
choirboy [ˈkwaɪəˌbɔɪ] ncorista m (ragazzo)


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I used to watch the choirboys put up the hymns on the hymn board and wish I could do that
In order to achieve this second objective, however, the codices needed to be viewed nor merely by the cathedral choirboys and clergymen entrusted with the singing of the chants, but by a wider audience.
Choirboys rose from their places and raced to the wall at the side of the dais in order to peer up at the sky.
 
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