frontispiece

Significado (Inglês)

Noun

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

Verb

To supply with a frontispiece.

Conceitos

portada

frontispício

rosto

Sinônimos

forepart

Traduções

frontispice

frontespizio

frontispicio

Frontispiz

frontispici

Titelbild

frontispies

portada

frontis

frontispice

frontispizio

kitabın başındaki resimli sayfa

Frontispitz

-er

Titelbild - s

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle French frontispice, from Italian frontespizio or Medieval Latin frontispicium, from Latin frōns (“forehead”, oblique stem in front-) + -spic- (“to watch”, combining form of speciō) + -ium. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by piece.