Reredoses
dɒs, ˈrɪər noun
1.
a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
2.
the back of a fireplace or of a medieval open hearth.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English, alteration of Anglo-French areredos, equivalent to Middle French arere behind (see arrear) + dos back (< Latin dorsum)
1325–75; Middle English, alteration of Anglo-French areredos, equivalent to Middle French arere behind (see arrear) + dos back (< Latin dorsum)
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| —n | |
| 1. | a screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar, in the form of a hanging, tapestry, painting, or piece of metalwork or sculpture |
| 2. | another word for fireback |
| [C14: from Old French areredos, from arere behind + dos back, from Latin dorsum] | |
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