ANTEPENDIUM


Meaning of ANTEPENDIUM in English

/an'tee pen"dee euhm/ , n. , pl. antependia /-dee euh/ .

the decoration of the front of an altar, as a covering of silk or a painted panel.

[ 1690-1700; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .