Definition of "frontispiece" in English

noun

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 ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.

5. (slang, archaic, humorous) A person's face.

verb

1. (transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.

   • The novel was frontispieced with a portrait of the author.