Entry: triptych (n.)
Definition: A
picture or carving (or set of three such) in three compartments side by side,
the lateral ones being usually subordinate, and hinged so as to fold over the
central one; chiefly used as an altar-piece.
Other: A badass Scrabble play, for sure. There are several mentions in Infinite Jest of Byzantine triptych erotica. That is a Google Images search I’m just not quite up to, as of yet.
SNOOT score: 2
Page: 36
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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