FRONTISPIECE


Meaning of FRONTISPIECE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrən-tə-ˌspēs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French frontispice, from Late Latin frontispicium facade, from Latin front-, frons + -i- + specere to look at — more at spy

Date: circa 1598

1.

a. : the principal front of a building

b. : a decorated pediment over a portico or window

2. : an illustration preceding and usually facing the title page of a book or magazine

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.