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Predella

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Pre-del′la

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Noun.
[It.]
The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.

Definition 2024

predella

predella

English

Noun

predella ‎(plural predellas)

  1. A raised step near the base of a Christian altar.
  2. A carving or painting on this step.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Lombardic pretil.

Noun

predella f ‎(plural predelle)

  1. platform
  2. predella

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Lombardic brīdil, *predel ‎(“bridle”), compare briglia, likely a doublet from Frankish, from Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz, cognate with English bridle.

Noun

predella f ‎(plural predelle)

  1. (archaic, equestrian) part of the bridle of a horse which attaches to the bit

Etymology

From Italian predella, from Lombardic pretil.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹᵻˈdɛlə/

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