Meaning of FRONTISPIECE
| Pronunciation: | | 'fruntis`pees
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- [n] front illustration facing the title page of a book
- [n] an ornamental facade
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| | See Also: | | facade, front, frontage | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fron"tis*piece\, n. [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.
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