frontispiece
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frontispiece
- /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/ UK
- /ˈfɹɒn.tɪsˌpiːs/ UK
- /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpis/ US
- /ˈfɹɑn.tɪsˌpis/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio or Medieval Latin frontispicium, from Latin frōns (“forehead”, oblique stem in front-) + -spic- (“to watch”, combining form of speciō) + -ium. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by piece.
noun frontispieces · frontipiece · frontispice
- 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.]
- The title page of a book.
- A façade, especially an ornamental one.
- A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
- A person's face. The personal appearance of Cebry is worthy of record. He carries on his frontispiece the indubitable marks of a money-dealer. His is one of those peculiar faces […]
verb frontispieces · frontispiecing · frontispieced · frontipiece · frontispice
- To supply with a frontispiece. The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.
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noun publishing: illustration
| Español | frontispicio |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 卷首插画 |
| Português | frontispício |
| Français | frontispice |
| Deutsch | Frontispiz |
| Italiano | frontespizio |
| Română | frontispiciu |
| Русский | фронти́спис frontíspis, фронтиспи́с frontispís |
noun façade
| Español | frontispicio |
|---|---|
| Português | frontispício |
| Français | frontispice |
| Русский | фронто́н frontón, фронти́спис frontíspis, фронтиспи́с frontispís, фаса́д fasád |
noun small ornamental pediment
| Deutsch | Frontspieß, Frontispiz, Fronton, Giebelfeld, Giebeldreieck, Friesengiebel |
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title = {frontispiece},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frontispiece},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
