frontispiece

UK
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
US
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/

Translations

frontispieceverb
frontispieced
Past Simple
frontispieced
Past Participle
frontispiecing
Gerund
Rare, transitive: to furnish with or place as a frontispiece.
Synonyms
prefix (with an illustration)
head (with an illustration)
frontispieceadjective
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.
frontispiecenoun
frontispieces
pl
UK
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
US
/ˈfrʌntɪspiːs/
The frontispiece of the book featured an intricate engraving.
Фронтиспис книги содержал сложную гравюру.
Synonyms
facing page
title page

Definitions

frontispieceverb
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.
frontispieceadjective
Relating to or serving as a frontispiece.
She included several frontispiece illustrations to introduce each chapter.
frontispiecenoun
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.