Definition of Frontispeice
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (publication) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
- (archaic, publication) The title page of a book.
- (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
- (archiecture) A small pediment of which is ornamental, especially on the top of a window or door.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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