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Frontispiece - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Frontispiece : (noun)
1: an ornamental facade
2: front illustration facing the title page of a book
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Frontispiece : \Fron"tis*piece\, n. [F. frontispice, LL.
frontispicium beginning, front of a church, fr. L. frons
front _ spicere, specere, to look at, view: cf. It.
frontispizio. See Front and Spy.]
The part which first meets the eye; as:
(a) (Arch.) The principal front of a building. [Obs. or R.]
(b) An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first
page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage
itself.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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