retable
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of retable
1815–25; < French, equivalent to Old French re ( re ) at the back (< Latin retrō ) + table table; compare Medieval Latin retrōtabulum
Example Sentences
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Adjoining the Abbey is the Church, which possesses at least one chef-d'oeuvre in its retable.
From Holidays in Eastern France by Matilda Betham-Edwards
The retable was given by the Old Boys of the King's School.
From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by W. D. (Walter Debenham) Sweeting
On the retable at the foot of the reredos, stand two massive candlesticks of silver gilt.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
An immense retable is placed at the head of the nave.
From The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
The lowered sill and recess probably formed a convenient retable to an altar against the wall.
From The Churches of Coventry A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains by Frederick W. Woodhouse
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