Meaning of DIPTYCH
| Pronunciation: | | 'diptik
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| | Definition: | | [n] a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book) |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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