frontispiece

Etymology
From, from , from +. Spelling altered due to folk etymology, influenced by.

Noun

 * 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.
 * 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.
 * 1)  A person's face.

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 卷首插画
 * Czech: frontispis
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, nimiönliite, esiökuva
 * French:
 * German:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, vinjettbild, vinjettplansch


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:, paraatipuoli
 * Ido:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Swedish:


 * German: Frontspieß,, Fronton, Giebelfeld, Giebeldreieck, Friesengiebel, Kapitänsgiebel, Tempelgiebel, Bekrönung
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To supply with a frontispiece.
 * The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.