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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DETENTION

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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