frontispiece
[ fruhn-tis-pees, fron- ]
/ ˈfrʌn tɪsˌpis, ˈfrɒn- /
noun
an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
Architecture.
a façade, or a part or feature of a façade, often highlighted by ornamentation.
Words nearby frontispiece
frontier,
frontier orbital,
frontiersman,
frontierswoman,
frontis,
frontispiece,
frontlash,
frontless,
frontlet,
frontlist,
frontman
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British Dictionary definitions for frontispiece
frontispiece
/ (ˈfrʌntɪsˌpiːs) /
noun
an illustration facing the title page of a book
the principal façade of a building; front
a pediment, esp an ornamented one, over a door, window, etc
Word Origin for frontispiece
C16
frontispice, from French, from Late Latin
frontispicium façade, inspection of the forehead, from Latin
frōns forehead +
specere to look at; influenced by
piece