ALTARPIECE

altarpiece, reredos

(noun) a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

altarpiece (plural altarpieces)

a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church

Source: Wiktionary


Al"tar*piece`, n.

Definition: The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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