Reredos (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
noun
  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 (def. 1)
Reredos (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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