— portraitlike , adj.
/pawr"trit, -trayt, pohr"-/ , n.
1. a likeness of a person, esp. of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits.
2. a verbal picture or description, usually of a person: a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue.
[ 1560-70; portraire to PORTRAY ]