Phil in SF quoted The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, …
The girls were dangling together, the diptych hovering — safely —above the floor.
— The Housekeepers by Alex Hay (Page 542)
New word: diptych
- a painting, especially an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels which may be closed like a book.
- an ancient writing tablet consisting of two hinged leaves with waxed inner sides.