Definition of Diptich
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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- A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
- A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych.
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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