Frontispiece
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Frontispiece is a noun meaning (publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
Meaning
(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
More Meanings
- (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
- (architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
- (transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
- (archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
- (slang, archaic, humorous) A person's face.
Example Sentences
The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.
He carries on his frontispiece the indubitable marks of a money-dealer. His is one of those peculiar faces […]
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.]
Word Forms
- frontispieces
- frontispice
- frontispiecing
- frontispieced
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include woodcut, photogravure, frontispice, foreword, frontmatter, forebook.
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