Main Entry: fron·tis·piece

Pronunciation: \ˈfrən-tə-ˌspēs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French frontispice, from Late Latin frontispicium facade, from Latin front-, frons + -i- + specere to look at — more at spy

Date: circa 1598

1 a : the principal front of a building b : a decorated pediment over a portico or window
2 : an illustration preceding and usually facing the title page of a book or magazine