reredos

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

From Middle English reredos, from Anglo-Norman reredos, areredos; equivalent to rere (“rear”) + French dos (“back”).

And the most wonderful reredos. — The Trail of the Hawk: A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life, Sinclair Lewis
The reredos in Stanwix Church, Cumberland, was erected in memory of Major Graham. — The Waterloo Roll Call: With Biographical Notes and Anecdotes, Charles Dalton
There is a good tower-arch, a five-shafted font, and excellent wagon-shaped roofs; chancel-screen and reredos are modern. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

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