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portrait*/
[ˈpɔːtrɪt]
noun
1) [C] a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone
A portrait of her three children hangs behind her desk.[/ex]
2) [C] a description of someone or something, for example in a book
an interesting portrait of life under Thatcher[/ex]
3) [U] a way of arranging a page so that its short sides are at the top and bottom
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  • Portrait — Por trait, n. [F., originally p. p. of portraire to portray. See {Portray}.] 1. The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life. [1913 Webster] In portraits, the grace,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Portrait — Por trait, v. t. To portray; to draw. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Portrait — (fr., spr. Porträh), Abbildung eines wirklich lebenden Menschen, sowohl in plastischen Werken (Portraitstatuen, Portraitbüsten), als in Gemälden. Daher Portraitiren, ein P. zeichnen od. malen. Ein Maler, welcher P s zum Hauptgegenstand seiner… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Portrait — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Portrait (homonymie). Un portrait est une œuvre picturale, sculpturale, photographique, ou littéraire représentant une personne réelle ou fictive, d un point de vue physique ou psychologique. Les portraits ont… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • PORTRAIT — s. m. Image, ressemblance d une personne, faite avec le pinceau, le burin, le crayon, le ciseau, etc. Beau portrait. Portrait au naturel. Portrait en grand, en petit. Faire un portrait. Portrait à l huile. Portrait en pastel, au pastel. Portrait… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • PORTRAIT — n. m. Image, représentation d’une personne, faite avec le pinceau, le crayon, le burin, etc. Portrait à l’huile. Portrait au pastel. Portrait en miniature. Portrait en émail. Peintre de portrait, de portraits. Le portrait de votre père est très… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Portrait — A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this… …   Wikipedia

  • Portrait — Porträtbüste der Nofretete (etwa 1338 v. Chr.) Max Liebermann: Bildnis Fräulein Hedwig Ruetz, 1903 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • portrait — portraitlike, adj. /pawr trit, trayt, pohr /, n. 1. a likeness of a person, esp. 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 …   Universalium

  • portrait — noun /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹeɪt/ a) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders. The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book. b) An accurate depiction of a mood. Ant: landscape, profile See… …   Wiktionary

  • Portrait of an American Family — Studio album by Marilyn Manson Releas …   Wikipedia

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