reredos

reredos

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1. n. A screen or partition wall behind an altar. Source: opted
2. n. The back of a fireplace. Source: opted
3. n. The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls. Source: opted
4. n. a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table Source: wordnet
5. (a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar. (b) The back of a fireplace. (c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls. [Also spelt reredosse.] Fairholt. Source: webster
6. n a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table Source: ecdict

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