FRONTISPIECE


Meaning of FRONTISPIECE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrʌntɪspi:s ]

n. 1 an illustration facing the title-page of a book or of one of its divisions. 2 Archit. a the principal face of a building. b a decorated entrance. c a pediment over a door etc. [F frontispice or LL frontispicium faúade f. L frons frontis FRONT + -spicium f. specere look: assim. to PIECE]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.