Sekirov Dictionary

frontispiece

/ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 3

noun5

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An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
- The viaduct was illustrated as a frontispiece to THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE of September, 1938. [In this case, the frontispiece is between the title page and the first article.] — 1939
A façade, especially an ornamental one.
A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
(no longer used) The title page of a book.
•
(slang, no longer used) A person's face.
- He carries on his frontispiece the indubitable marks of a money-dealer. His is one of those peculiar faces […] — 1844

verb1

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(rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
- The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.

forms

frontispieced · frontispiecing · frontispieces

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