TRIPTYCH

triptych

(noun) art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

triptych (plural triptyches)

(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

(philately) A set of three se-tenant postage stamps that form a composite picture.

Hypernyms

• (arts): polyptych

Source: Wiktionary


Trip"tych, n. Etym: [Gr. Tri-) +

Definition: Anything in three parts or leaves. Specifically: -- (a) A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over on the middle part. (b) A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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