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单词 predella
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pre•del•la  (pri delə; It. pre dellä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -le (-lē; It. -le).USA pronunciation [Fine Arts.]
  1. Fine Artthe base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small paintings or reliefs.
  • Gmc *bret- ( Old High German brët (German Brett), Old English, Old Saxon bred board, plank; akin to board); conformed in Italian to the diminutive suffix -ella -elle
  • Langobardic *predel, *pretel, derivative of *pret- board
  • Italian
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
predella /prɪˈdɛlə; Italian: preˈdɛlla/ n ( pl -le / -liː Italian: -le/)
  1. a painting or sculpture or a series of small paintings or sculptures in a long narrow strip forming the lower edge of an altarpiece or the face of an altar step or platform
  2. a platform in a church upon which the altar stands
Etymology: 19th Century: from Italian: stool, step, probably from Old High German bret board
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