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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Diptych \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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
diptych
n : a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two
panels (usually hinged like a book)