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Definition of: reredos
(rir′dos) noun
1. An ornamental screen behind an altar.
2. The back of an open fire hearth; a fireback.
3. In old armor, a backplate. [<AF areredos <OF arere at the back (<L ad to + retro behind) + dos back <L dorsum]
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