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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FRONTISPIECE
n.[L. frontispicium; frons and specio, to view. ] 1. In architecture, the principal face of a building; the face that directly presents itself to the eye.
2. An ornamental figure or engraving fronting the first page of a book, or at the beginning.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FRONTISPIECE
Fron "tis *piece, n. Etym: [F. frontispice, LL. frontispicium beginning, front of a church, fr. L. frons front + spicere, specere, to look at, view: cf. It. frontispizio. See Front and Spy. ]
Defn: The part which first meets the eye; as: (a ) (Arch. ) The principal front of a building. [Obs. or R.] (b ) An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage itself.
New American Oxford Dictionary
frontispiece
fron tis piece |ˈfrəntisˌpēs ˈfrən (t )ɪsˌpis | ▶noun 1 an illustration facing the title page of a book. 2 Architecture the principal face of a building. • a decorated entrance. • a pediment over a door or window. ORIGIN late 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from French frontispice or late Latin frontispicium ‘facade, ’ from Latin frons, front- ‘front ’ + specere ‘to look. ’ The change in the ending (early in the word's history ) was by association with piece .
Oxford Dictionary
frontispiece
frontispiece |ˈfrʌntɪspiːs | ▶noun 1 an illustration facing the title page of a book. 2 Architecture the principal face of a building. • a decorated entrance. • a pediment over a door or window. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French frontispice or late Latin frontispicium ‘facade ’, from Latin frons, front- ‘front ’ + specere ‘to look ’. The change in the ending (early in the word's history ) was by association with piece .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
frontispiece
fron tis piece /frʌ́ntəspìːs /名詞 C 1 (本の )口絵 .2 (建物の )正面 ; (玄関 窓の上の )切妻 [装飾 ]壁 .
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