Frȯnt'is-piēçe, n.

n. [Fr. frontispice, It. frontispizio, Sp. frontispicio, L. Lat. frontispicium, that which is seen in front, from Lat. frons and spicere, specere, to look at, view.] That which presents itself to the front view; as, (a.) (Arch.) The principal face or front of a building. (b.) An ornamental figure or engraving fronting the first page of a book, or at the beginning.