Definition of frontispiece Frontispiece
fron•tis•piece
We found 11 definitions of frontispiece from 5 different sources.
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What does frontispiece mean?
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NounPlural: frontispieces |
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| frontispiece - front illustration facing the title page of a book | ||
| frontispiece - an ornamental facade |
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- frontispiece (Noun)
An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine. - frontispiece (Noun)
The title page of a book. - frontispiece (Noun)
A façade, especially an ornamental one. - frontispiece (Noun)
A small pediment of which is ornamental, especially on the top of a window or door.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- frontispiece (n.)
The part which first meets the eye - frontispiece (n.)
The principal front of a building. - frontispiece (n.)
An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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frontispiece
front′i-spēs, n. (archit.) the principal face of a building: a figure or engraving in front of a book.—v.t. to put as a frontispiece, to furnish with such. [Fr.,—Low L. frontispicium—frons, forehead, specĕre, to see; not conn. with piece.]
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🔤- frontispiece, noun, singular of frontispieces.
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