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Meanings of retable in English

Portuguese
reredos
Spanish
retablo
Wikidata

Vertical construction that carries carved, sometimes painted decorations behind an altar table.

reredos
Usage of retable in English
1
Around the same time, Pieter Van Huys finishes the Antwerp retable and settles in the Ostenburg court.
The Flanders Panel
2
In the ancient Abbey Church are two masterpieces, a retable in carved wood and a tomb ornamented with exquisite statuettes.
East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champa...
3
But the latest movements and rumours of others to come could see them retabled.
Radio NZ
4
Now Higgins has retabled the motion for public session and is inviting the ambassador to address the committee.
The Irish Times
5
Opposite to the last are two coloured "retables."
Brittany & Its Byways
6
The government at the time opposed the bill but following the change of government in August it was retabled and passed.
Radio NZ
Translations for retable
Portuguese
reredos
Spanish
retablo
Retable through the time