(n) :
(chiefly Western Christianity) A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.
(n) :
The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls and in some later architecture inspired by them.
(n) :
(chiefly Western Christianity) A screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.
(n) :
The back of an open fire-hearth, in medieval halls and in some later architecture inspired by them.