reredos

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Synonyms: teredos

Antonyms: teredos

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q46686}} {{lb|en|chiefly|_|Western Christianity}} A [[screen]] or decoration behind the [[altar]] in a church, usually depicting religious [[iconography]] or images, akin to the [[iconostasis]] of the Eastern Churches.
2. {{senseid|en|part of a hearth}} The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls and in some later architecture inspired by them.

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