frontispiece

fron·tis·piece

F0338800 (frŭn′tĭ-spēs′)n.1. a. An illustration that faces or immediately precedes the title page of a book, book section, or magazine.b. Archaic A title page.2. Architecture a. A façade, especially an ornamental façade.b. A small ornamental pediment, as on top of a door or window.

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[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; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

frontispiece

(ˈfrʌntɪsˌpiːs) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) an illustration facing the title page of a book2. (Architecture) the principal façade of a building; front3. (Architecture) a pediment, esp an ornamented one, over a door, window, etc[C16 frontispice, from French, from Late Latin frontispicium façade, inspection of the forehead, from Latin frōns forehead + specere to look at; influenced by piece]

fron•tis•piece

(ˈfrʌn tɪsˌpis, ˈfrɒn-)

n. 1. an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book. 2. a facade of a building, or a part of a facade, often highlighted by ornamentation. [1590–1600; alter. (conformed to piece) of earlier frontispice < French < Late Latin frontispicium façade]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frontispiece - an ornamental facade facade, frontage, frontal - the face or front of a building
	2.	frontispiece - front illustration facing the title page of a bookfront - the side that is seen or that goes first

frontispiece

nounArchitecture. The forward outer surface of a building:façade, face, front, frontage, frontal.

Translations

卷首插画

frontispiece

(ˈfrantispiːs) noun a picture at the very beginning of a book. (書的)卷首插畫 （书的）卷首插画