altarpiece
English
noun
Definitions
- a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
Etymology
Compound from English altar + English piece.
Origin
English
piece
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- T-piece English
- afterpiece English
- altar English
- altarage English
- altarist English
- altarless English
- altarlet English
- altarlike English
- altarware English
- altarwise English
- apiece English
- armpiece English
- backpiece English
- bailpiece English
- bedpiece English
- broadpiece English
- centerpiece English
- centrepiece English
- cheekpiece English
- chimneypiece English
- codpiece English
- conepiece English
- cornerpiece English
- crosspiece English
- crownpiece English
- depiece English
- earpiece English
- eyepiece English
- facepiece English
- fieldpiece English
- forepiece English
- fourpiece English
- hairpiece English
- handpiece English
- headpiece English
- heelpiece English
- kneepiece English
- mailpiece English
- mainpiece English
- mantelpiece English
- masterpiece English
- midpiece English
- mistresspiece English
- mouthpiece English
- multipiece English
- namepiece English
- neckpiece English
- nightpiece English
- nosepiece English
- piece English
- pieceless English
- piecemeal English
- piecen English
- piecer English
- pieceth English
- piecewise English
- pieceworker English
- polepiece English
- ridgepiece English
- ringpiece English
- seapiece English
- showpiece English
- sidepiece English
- solepiece English
- stringpiece English
- superaltar English
- tailpiece English
- testpiece English
- thumbpiece English
- timepiece English
- toepiece English
- toppiece English
- tosspiece English
- unpiece English
- workpiece English
- biisi Finnish
- pieza Spanish, Castilian
- alter Middle English
- pece Middle English
- alta Tok Pisin
- pisi Sranan Tongo
- alitara Malagasy
- piece
- altar
- piecen
- piecer
- apiece
- T-piece
- pieceth
- unpiece
- depiece
- toepiece
- codpiece
- eyepiece
- toppiece
- altarage
- earpiece
- midpiece
- altarist
- bedpiece
- armpiece
- altarlet
- seapiece
- forepiece
- bailpiece
- altarwise
- altarless
- altarware
- facepiece
- fourpiece
- headpiece
- hairpiece
- polepiece
- nosepiece
- neckpiece
- showpiece
- handpiece
- piecewise
- testpiece
- backpiece
- mainpiece
- sidepiece
- timepiece
- workpiece
- conepiece
- mailpiece
- tailpiece
- piecemeal
- altarlike
- kneepiece
- heelpiece
- tosspiece
- solepiece
- pieceless
- namepiece
- ringpiece
- fieldpiece
- nightpiece
- superaltar
- cheekpiece
- crosspiece
- multipiece
- crownpiece
- broadpiece
- afterpiece
- mouthpiece
- ridgepiece
- thumbpiece
- stringpiece
- pieceworker
- mantelpiece
- masterpiece
- centrepiece
- centerpiece
- cornerpiece
- chimneypiece
- mistresspiece