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1. (n.) reredos
a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME, alter. of AF areredos= MF arere behind (see arrear ) +dos back (< L dorsum))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) altarpiece, reredos
a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) reredos
a screen or partition wall behind an altar
2. (noun) reredos
the back of a fireplace
3. (noun) reredos
the open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. reredos
the name given to the decorated portion of the wall or screen behind and rising above a church altar; as a rule it is richly ornamented with niches and figures, and stands out from the east wall of the church, but not unfrequently it is joined to the wall; splendid examples exist at All Souls' College, Oxford, Durham Cathedral, St. Albans, &c.
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