Netherfront
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cloth hanging that veils the front of the altar.
"The most noteworthy altar-cloths were a set given by Alice Chester, the overfront representing our Lord rising out of the Sepulchre, sometimes called our Lord's Pity, with a netherfront and two curtains all "of one work.""
Example
More examples"The most noteworthy altar-cloths were a set given by Alice Chester, the overfront representing our Lord rising out of the Sepulchre, sometimes called our Lord's Pity, with a netherfront and two curtains all "of one work.""
Etymology
From nether- + front.
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