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frontispiece
UK
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
US
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
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frontispiece
verb
frontispieced
Past Simple
frontispieced
Past Participle
frontispiecing
Gerund
Rare, transitive: to furnish with or place as a frontispiece.
Synonyms
illustrate
adorn
decorate
embellish
ornament
prefix (with an illustration)
head (with an illustration)
frontispiece
adjective
more frontispiece
Comp.
most frontispiece
Super.
UK
/ˈfrʌn.tɪ.spiːs/
US
/ˈfrʌn.tɪ.spiːs/
Used attributively to describe something related to or serving as a frontispiece.
frontispiece
noun
frontispieces
pl
UK
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
US
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
фронтиспис
The frontispiece of the book featured an intricate engraving.
Фронтиспис книги содержал сложную гравюру.
Synonyms
illustration
plate
portrait
facing page
title page
Definitions
frontispiece
verb
To furnish (a book) with a frontispiece; to place (an illustration) as a frontispiece.
The publisher frontispieced the biography with a portrait of the author.
frontispiece
adjective
Relating to or serving as a frontispiece.
She included several frontispiece illustrations to introduce each chapter.
frontispiece
noun
An illustration facing the title page of a book.
The frontispiece of the novel featured a detailed engraving of the main character.
The principal face or front of a building.
The frontispiece of the cathedral was adorned with intricate carvings and statues.
The title page of a book.
The original frontispiece bore the printer’s emblem and publication date.
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