triptych.

An artwork consisting of three connected panels or sections, often hinged together.

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Words that belong together

• painted triptych
• open a triptych

On the page

The triptych’s side panels folded over the central saint.

She opened the small triptych beside the candle.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular triptych; plural triptychs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.