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Dictionary: fron·tis·piece   (frŭn'tĭ-spēs') pronunciation
n.
  1. An illustration that faces or immediately precedes the title page of a book, book section, or magazine.
  2. Architecture.
    1. A façade, especially an ornamental façade.
    2. A small ornamental pediment, as on top of a door or window.
  3. Archaic. A title page.

[Alteration (influenced by PIECE) of French frontispice, from Late Latin frontispicium, façade of a building : Latin frontis, genitive of frōns, forehead, front + Latin specere, to look at.]


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Thesaurus: frontispiece
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noun

    The forward outer surface of a building: façade, face, front, frontage, frontal. See precede/follow.

Architecture: frontispiece
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1. The decorated front wall or bay of a building.
2. An ornamental porch or chief pediment.
3. A fancy rendering prefacing an architectural presentation, esp. a student project in architectural school.


Wikipedia: Frontispiece
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  • In architecture, a frontispiece constitutes the elements that frame and decorate the main, or front, door to a building; especially when the main entrance is the chief face of the building, rather than being kept behind columns or a portico.
  • A book frontispiece is an elaborate decorative illustration that appears facing the title page of the book. Use of the word to indicate the title page is now obsolete (Oxford English Dictionary).

Translations: Frontispiece
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - titelbillede, frontispice, hovedfacade

Nederlands (Dutch)
(voor)gevel, illustratie tegenover titelblad

Français (French)
n. - (Imprim, Édit) frontispice

Deutsch (German)
n. - Titelseite (eines Buches), Titelbild

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) κύρια πρόσοψη

Italiano (Italian)
frontespizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - frontispício (m) (Arquit.)

Русский (Russian)
фронтиспис

Español (Spanish)
n. - portada, frontispicio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - titelplansch, frontespis (arkitek.), fasad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
卷头插画, 正面, 标题页

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 卷頭插畫, 正面, 標題頁

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 권두화, 정면

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 口絵

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) واجهه مبنى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תמונת השער (בספר), חזית ראשית של בניין, כניסה מקושטת, משולש מעל דלת (אדריכלות יוונית)‬


 
 
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