portrait
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trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr- noun
1.
a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits.
2.
a verbal picture or description, usually of a person: a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue.
Origin:
1560–70; < Middle French: a drawing, image, etc., noun use of past participle of portraire to portray
1560–70; < Middle French: a drawing, image, etc., noun use of past participle of portraire to portray
Related forms
por·trait·like, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face |
| b. (as modifier): a portrait gallery | |
| 2. | a verbal description or picture, esp of a person's character |
| —adj | |
| 3. | printing Compare landscape (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater height than width |
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Portrait
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
portrait
late 14c. (in portreyture), from M.Fr. portrait, from O.Fr. portret (13c.), noun use of pp. of portraire "to paint, depict" (see portray).
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Example sentences
His value as literary material had been realized in part, but no satisfactory portrait of him had been drawn.
He said that he had never seen her looking so exposed- and that as a portrait it was a stronger cover.
We needed only one hand in portrait mode, while all of our apps were within thumb's reach for two-handed navigation in landscape.
He stops briefly, swings his head to scan me with his opposite eye, and practically poses for a quick portrait.
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