Meaning & use
Reredos
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an ornamental screen or wall covering behind an altar in a church
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The cathedral's reredos was carved with scenes from the life of Christ.
Restorers carefully cleaned centuries of candle soot from the wooden reredos.
A note on using this word
From Old French "areredos," meaning "behind the back"; despite its French look, it is pronounced RARE-i-doss in English and is a staple term in church architecture.
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altarpiecealtar screen
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