frontispiece

Definitions

1. An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
2. The title page of a book.
   archaic
3. A façade, especially an ornamental one.
4. A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
5. A person's face.
   archaic, humorous, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“The viaduct was illustrated as a frontispiece to THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE of September, 1938. [In this case, the frontispiece is between the title page and the first article.]”

“He carries on his frontispiece the indubitable marks of a money-dealer. His is one of those peculiar faces […]”

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