FRONT'ISPIECE, noun [Latin 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.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI