PREDELLA

Etymology

Noun

predella (plural predellas or predelle)

A raised step near the base of a Christian altar.

A carving or painting on this step.

Anagrams

• pedaller

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*del"la, n. Etym: [It.]

Definition: The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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