forescreen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"The third [predella] […] is less successful overall, but it continues at an early date the idea of a pilaster forescreen through which the viewer looks to see events behind."
"We could just catch a glimpse of the haloed warriors and elders in the frescoes, the shine of the ikons, and the heavily armed forescreen of the altar."

From fore- + screen.

forescreens (plural)

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