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retable
[ ri-tey-buhl, ree-tey- ]
noun
- a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
retable
/ rɪˈteɪbəl /
noun
- an ornamental screenlike structure above and behind an altar, esp one used as a setting for a religious picture or carving
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retable1
C19: from French, from Spanish retablo , from Latin retrō behind + tabula board; see rear 1, table
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Example Sentences
Thus in an old retable in Westminster Abbey, so painted, the painting has flaked off.
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At the head of the left aisle is a chapel which also has an elaborate marble retable of the same period.
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On the retable at the foot of the reredos, stand two massive candlesticks of silver gilt.
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The lowered sill and recess probably formed a convenient retable to an altar against the wall.
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In the ancient Abbey Church are two masterpieces, a retable in carved wood and a tomb ornamented with exquisite statuettes.
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