Look up: dais

1. dais
   [n] - a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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2. Dais
   This is a raised platform, where a Lord and his immediate family might sit, in a Medieval hall. This would show their status.
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3. Dais
   Da'is (dā'ĭs) noun [ Middle English deis , des , table, dais, Old French deis table, French dais a canopy, Latin discus a quoit, a dish (from the shape), Late Latin , table, from Greek ... a quoit...
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4. dais
   podium noun a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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5. Dais
   • (n.) The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table. • (n.) A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. • (n.) A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or large room, giving distinction ...
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6. dais
   any raised platform in a room, used primarily for ceremonial purposes. Originally the term referred to a raised portion of the floor at the end of a ...
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7. Dais
   In architecture, a dais, des or dese, is a raised floor at the head of a dining-room, formerly decorated with a canopy, designed for use by guests of distinction.
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8. dais
   a raised platform for the high table, at the end of the upper hall
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9. dais
   A raised platform in a hall or large room, usually where guest speakers, honored guests or expert panels are seated....
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10. Dais
    `Dais` (pronounced or ) is any raised platform located either in or outside of a room or enclosure, often for dignified occupancy, as at the front of a lecture hall or sanctuary. Historically, the dais was a part of the floor at the end of a medieval hall, raised a step above the rest of the room. O...
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