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Diptych

Diptych Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Diptych? [n] a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Diptych: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Diptych: abstract \| abstraction \| account book \| address book \| adversaria \| album \| altarpiece \| annual \| appointment calendar \| appointment schedule \| blankbook \| block print \| blotter \| calendar \| cashbook \| catalog \| classified catalog \| collage \| color print \| commonplace book \| copy \| court calendar \| cyclorama \| daub \| daybook \| desk calendar \| diary \| docket \| Domesday Book \| engagement book \| engraving \| fresco \| icon \| illumination \| illustration \| image \| journal \| ledger \| likeness \| log \| logbook \| loose-leaf notebook \| memo book \| memorandum book \| memory book \| miniature \| montage \| mosaic \| mural \| notebook \| pad \| panorama \| petty cashbook \| photograph \| picture \| pocket notebook \| pocketbook \| police blotter \| print \| representation \| reproduction \| scrapbook \| scratch pad \| spiral notebook \| stained glass window \| stencil \| still life \| table \| tableau \| tablet \| tapestry \| triptych \| wall painting \| workbook \| writing tablet \| yearbook See Also \| art \| fine art Diptych In Webster's Dictionary \Dip"tych\, n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. ? folded, doubled; di- = di`s- twice + ? to fold, double up.] 1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially: (a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within. (b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See {Triptych}. 2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.

Diptych Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diptych?

[n] a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Diptych:

See Also | art | fine art

Diptych In Webster's Dictionary

\Dip"tych\, n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. ? folded,
doubled; di- = di`s- twice + ? to fold, double up.]
1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially:
   (a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two
       leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and
       shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
   (b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets
       connected by hinges. See {Triptych}.

2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of
   living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and
   benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.

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