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1 definition found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Choir
n.
1.
A
band
or
organized
company
of
singers
,
especially
in
church
service
. [
Formerly
written
also
quire
.]
2.
That
part
of
a
church
appropriated
to
the
singers
.
3.
Arch.
The
chancel
.
Choir organ
Mus.
,
one
of
the
three
or
five
distinct
organs
included
in
the
full
organ
,
each
separable
from
the
rest
,
but
all
controlled
by
one
performer
;
a
portion
of
the
full
organ
,
complete
in
itself
,
and
more
practicable
for
ordinary
service
and
in
the
accompanying
of
the
vocal
choir
.
Choir screen
,
Choir wall
Arch.
,
a
screen
or
low
wall
separating
the
choir
from
the
aisles
.
Choir service
,
the
service
of
singing
performed
by
the
choir
.
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