por|trait

por|trait
por|trait «PR triht, -trayt; POHR-», noun.
1. a picture of a person, especially of the face, as in a painting, drawing, or photograph: »

Each face that hung in the hall was a portrait of a President.

2. Figurative. a picture in words; description: »

That character…is almost the only exact portrait in the whole book (Charles Kingsley).

3. a drawing, painting, sketch, or photograph, of any object: »

The most ancient extant portrait anyways purporting to be the whale's (Herman Melville).

[< Old French portrait, (originally) past participle of Old French portraire to portray]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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