frontispiece

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[edit] Etymology

From French frontispice < Latin frontispicium.

[edit] Noun

frontispiece (plural frontispieces)

1. (publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
2. (archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
3. (architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
4. (architecture) A small pediment of which is ornamental, especially on the top of a window or door.