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单词 altarpiece
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altarpiece

[ awl-ter-pees ]
/ ˈɔl tərˌpis /

noun

a painted or carved screen behind or above the altar or communion table in Christian churches; reredos.

Origin of altarpiece

First recorded in 1635–45; altar + piece

Words nearby altarpiece

altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl, altar of repose, altarpiece, altar rail, altar stone, altazimuth, altazimuth coordinate system, altazimuth mount
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British Dictionary definitions for altarpiece

altarpiece
/ (ˈɔːltəˌpiːs) /

noun

a work of art set above and behind an altar; a reredos
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