Bible Dictionaries
Reredos
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls.
(2):
(n.) The back of a fireplace.
(3):
(n.) A screen or partition wall behind an altar.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Reredos'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/reredos.html. 1828.