polyptych

po·lyp·tych

noun \ˈpä-ləp-ˌtik, pə-ˈlip-tik\

Definition of POLYPTYCH

: an arrangement of four or more panels (as of a painting) usually hinged and folding together

Origin of POLYPTYCH

Greek polyptychos having many folds, from poly- + ptychē fold, from ptyssein to fold

First Known Use: 1859

Rhymes with POLYPTYCH

bailiwick, biopic, Bolshevik, bone to pick, call in sick, candlestick, candlewick, cattle tick, cherry-pick, corner kick, Dominic, do the trick, double-quick, EBCDIC, fiddlestick, fingerpick, flutter kick, hemistich, heretic, lunatic, Menshevik, meterstick, needlestick, onside kick, overtrick, point-and-click, politic, politick, rhythm stick, scissors kick, shooting stick, singlestick, swagger stick, swizzle stick, taperstick, turn the trick, undertrick, walking stick, Watson-Crick