Rere′dos
(r?r′d?s)
,
[From
rear
+ F.
dos
back, L.
dorsum
. Cf.
Dorsal
.]
(Arch.)
(a)
A screen or partition wall behind an altar.
(b)
The back of a fireplace.
(c)
The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient halls.