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reredosse

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reredos \Rere"dos\ (r?r"d?s), n. [From rear + F. dos back, L.
   dorsum. Cf. {Dorsal}.] (Arch.)
   (a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar.
   (b) The back of a fireplace.
   (c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted,
       immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient
       halls. [Also spelt {reredosse}.] --Fairholt.
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