frontispiece
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.
Origin of frontispiece
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How to use frontispiece in a sentence
The Tal gorge debouches upon the Zab from the left, near the further end of the reach shown in the frontispiece.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramIt has, by way of frontispiece, a woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham, representing a number of sages seated round a table.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousAnother picture in the book that troubled me was the frontispiece.
John Ingerfield and Other Stories | Jerome K. JeromeTheir monthly announcement preceding our frontispiece is worth watching.
The frontispiece consists of the portrait of the lady for whose devotions the book was prepared.
British Dictionary definitions for frontispiece
/ (ˈfrʌntɪsˌpiːs) /
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
Origin of frontispiece
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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