RETABLE

Etymology 1

Noun

retable (plural retables)

A table or shelf behind an altar, on which are placed images or holy objects

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Etymology 2

Verb

retable (third-person singular simple present retables, present participle retabling, simple past and past participle retabled)

(transitive) To table again.

Anagrams

• bleater

Source: Wiktionary


Re*ta"ble, n. (Eccl.)

Definition: A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of wlowers, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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