diptych
- n a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
- Politely he informed Director Whiting that the diptych in the museum was stolen-goods, that it belonged to the Zagreb Cathedral.
- That cued Eastwood to make an Iwo Jima diptych and, after scouting Japanese filmmakers, to direct it himself (though he doesn't speak the language).
- For example, each chapter begins with a two-page diptych.