Thesaurus: diptych

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1. n. Anything consisting of two leaves.
2. n. A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
3. n. A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych.
4. n. 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.
5. n. a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
6. 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.
7. n:100 n. a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)