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Noun: altarpiece  'ol-tu(r),pees [N. Amer], 'ol-tu(r),pees or 'ól-tu(r),pees [Brit]
  1. A painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
    "The church's ornate altarpiece depicted scenes from the life of Christ";
    - reredos

Derived forms: altarpieces

Type of: screen

Encyclopedia: Altarpiece