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triptych

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trip·tych  (trptk)
n.
1. A work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
2. A hinged writing tablet consisting of three leaves, used in ancient Rome.

[From Greek triptukhos, threefold : tri-, tri- + ptux, ptukh-, fold.]

triptych [trip-tick]
Noun
a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged together and often used as an altarpiece [tri- + Greek ptux plate]

triptych
a set of three paintings or images, each on a separate leaf, but hinged together.
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Noun1.triptychtriptych - art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)
art, fine art - the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art"

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Brother Luke hath given me some skill in damask work, and in the enamelling of shrines, tabernacles, diptychs and triptychs.
 
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