One of the wings or side-compartments of a triptych. (Cf. volant, adj. 4.)

In extended use: any painting occupying a similarly subordinate position to another.

A leaf or section of a folding screen or triptych. Also (occasionally) figurative.

An almond-shaped panel or decorative space, usually framing an image of Christ.

= volet, n. 2.

In Italy: an ornamental covering for the front and sides of an altar; cf. antependium, n.