frontispiece
IPA: frˈʌntɪspis
noun
- (publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
- (archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
- (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
- (architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
- (slang, archaic, humorous) A person's face.
verb
- (transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
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Examples of "frontispiece" in Sentences
- This is the frontispiece from the book.
- Here's the scan of the frontispiece of Q1.
- The jacket and frontispiece are by Tim Kirk.
- Baldinucci's engraving forms the frontispiece.
- A new frontispiece in pen and ink was included.
- The style of the frontispiece is repeated around the fair.
- There is a drawing of eidmann as the frontispiece of the book.
- This is no longer synonymous with frontispiece in modern usage.
- But man, that's a bad reproduction of the 'Variorum' frontispiece.
- The illustration from 'The Dragon' was used as the frontispiece of the book.