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portrait

port·rait

UK/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ US/ˈpɔːtɹɪt/ fairly common

noun

1.

a painting of a person''s face

2.

a word picture of a person''s appearance and character

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3.

any likeness of a person

  • “the photographer made excellent portraits”
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Origin

From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.

Phrases

  • Faiyum portrait
  • Fayum portrait
  • mummy portrait
  • pen portrait
  • portrait painting
  • swagger portrait

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