retable


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retable /rɪˈteɪb(ə)l/ (also retablo /rɪˈtɑːbləʊ/)
noun (pl. retables or retablos) a frame enclosing decorated panels or a ledge for ornaments, above and behind an altar.
– origin C19: from Fr. rétable, from Sp. retablo, from med. L. retrotabulum ‘rear table’.
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