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单词 reredos
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
rere•dos  (rērdos, rēri-, râri-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Architecturea screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
  2. Architecturethe back of a fireplace or of a medieval open hearth.
  • Latin dorsum)
  • Middle English, alteration of Anglo-French areredos, equivalent. to Middle French arere behind (see arrear) + dos back (1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
reredos /ˈrɪədɒs/ n
  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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French areredos, from arere behind + dos back, from Latin dorsum
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