Reredos
noun
1.
a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
2.
the back of a fireplace or of a medieval open hearth.
noun
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 (sense 1)
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