- reredos (n.)
[reredos 词源字典]
- "screen behind an altar," late 14c., from Anglo-French rere-, archaic comb. form of rear (n.), + dos "back" (see dossier). Klein's sources suggest it is aphetic of Anglo-French areredos, from Old French arere "at the back" (Modern French arrière).[reredos etymology, reredos origin, 英语词源]