predella

[ pri-del-uh; Italian pre-del-lah ]

/ prɪˈdɛl ə; Italian prɛˈdɛl lɑ /

noun, plural pre·del·le [pri-del-ee; Italian pre-del-le]. /prɪˈdɛl i; Italian prɛˈdɛl lɛ/.

Fine Arts. the base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small paintings or reliefs.

Origin of predella

First recorded in 1840–50; from Italian, from unattested Langobardic predel, pretel, derivative of pret- “board,” from Germanic bret-, source of Old High German brët (German Brett ), Old English, Old Saxon bred “board, plank”); conformed in Italian to the diminutive suffix -ella; see -elle,board

Words nearby predella

predatory pricing, predawn, predecease, predecessor, predecidual, predella, predentin, predeposit, predesignate, predestinarian, predestinate

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Example sentences from the Web for predella

It is, however, in the three pictures of the predella that we shall find most proof of the vigour of mind and hand.
Luca Signorelli|Maud Cruttwell
The wings and the predella once belonging to it are in the cathedral of that city.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
The small scenes which formed the predella have been dispersed; for the rest, the picture thus described by Vasari is before us.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
Very close to it in style, and probably painted at no distant date, is the predella owned by Mr Ludwig Mond.
Luca Signorelli|Maud Cruttwell

Two compartments of a predella by him are in the Accademia at Florence, a fourth being in the Louvre.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various

British Dictionary definitions for predella

predella

/ (prɪˈdɛlə, Italian preˈdɛlla) /

noun plural -le (-liː, Italian -le)

a painting or sculpture or a series of small paintings or sculptures in a long narrow strip forming the lower edge of an altarpiece or the face of an altar step or platform

a platform in a church upon which the altar stands

Word Origin for predella

C19: from Italian: stool, step, probably from Old High German bret board

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单词	predella
释义	predella [ pri-del-uh; Italian pre-del-lah ] / prɪˈdɛl ə; Italian prɛˈdɛl lɑ / noun, plural pre·del·le [pri-del-ee; Italian pre-del-le]. /prɪˈdɛl i; Italian prɛˈdɛl lɛ/. Fine Arts. the base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small paintings or reliefs. Origin of predella First recorded in 1840–50; from Italian, from unattested Langobardic predel, pretel, derivative of pret- “board,” from Germanic bret-, source of Old High German brët (German Brett ), Old English, Old Saxon bred “board, plank”); conformed in Italian to the diminutive suffix -ella; see -elle,board Words nearby predella predatory pricing, predawn, predecease, predecessor, predecidual, predella, predentin, predeposit, predesignate, predestinarian, predestinate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for predella It is, however, in the three pictures of the predella that we shall find most proof of the vigour of mind and hand. Luca Signorelli\|Maud Cruttwell The wings and the predella once belonging to it are in the cathedral of that city. A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools\|Various The small scenes which formed the predella have been dispersed; for the rest, the picture thus described by Vasari is before us. A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools\|Various Very close to it in style, and probably painted at no distant date, is the predella owned by Mr Ludwig Mond. Luca Signorelli\|Maud Cruttwell Two compartments of a predella by him are in the Accademia at Florence, a fourth being in the Louvre. A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools\|Various British Dictionary definitions for predella predella / (prɪˈdɛlə, Italian preˈdɛlla) / noun plural -le (-liː, Italian -le) a painting or sculpture or a series of small paintings or sculptures in a long narrow strip forming the lower edge of an altarpiece or the face of an altar step or platform a platform in a church upon which the altar stands Word Origin for predella C19: from Italian: stool, step, probably from Old High German bret board Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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