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Webster 1913 Edition
Frontispiece
Fron′tis-piece
,Noun.
[F.
frontispice
, LL. frontispicium
beginning, front of a church, fr. L. frons
front + spicere
, specere
, to look at, view: cf. It. frontispizio
. See Front
and Spy
.] The part which first meets the eye
; as: (a)
(Arch.)
The principal front of a building.
[Obs. or R.]
(b)
An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself.
Webster 1828 Edition
Frontispiece
FRONT'ISPIECE
,Noun.
1.
In architecture, the principal face of a building; the face that directly presents itself to the eye.2.
An ornamental figure or engraving fronting the first page of a book, or at the beginning.Definition 2024
frontispiece
frontispiece
English
Noun
frontispiece (plural frontispieces)
- (publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
- (archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
- (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
- (architecture) A small pediment of which is ornamental, especially on the top of a window or door.
Translations
publishing: illustration
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publishing: title page — see title page
façade
small ornamental pediment
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References
- "Frontispiece" in Michael Quinion, Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds, 2004.