HyperDic: altarpiece

English > 1 sense of the word *altarpiece*:
NOUN	artifact	altarpiece, reredos	a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

altarpiece > pronunciation
Sounds	ao'lterpiy.s
Rhymes	apiece ... Vietnamese: 37 rhymes with iys...

English > *altarpiece*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table.
Synonym	reredos
Broader	screen	partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
Spanish	retablo
Catalan	retaule