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Reredos
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
A carved or sculptured screen of wood or stone placed above and back of the Altar, The word is a compound of the old English rere, the same as "rear," and the French word dos, derived from the Latin dorsum, meaning "back."
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Reredos'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/r/reredos.html. 1901.