portrait

The definition of a portrait is a drawn, painted or carved picture of the fact of something or someone.

(noun)

An example of a portrait is the Mona Lisa painting.

Portrait is defined as the orientation of a page, where the longest side goes from top to bottom.

(adjective)

An example of portrait is when an image is taller than it is wide.

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See portrait in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. Obsolete a drawn, painted, or carved picture of something
  2. a representation of a person, esp. of the face, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculptured
  3. a description or dramatic portrayal of a person

Origin: MFr, pp. of portraire: see portray

See portrait in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example.
  2. A verbal picture or description, especially of a person.
adjective
Of or relating to the orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French, image

Origin: , from past participle of portraire, to portray; see portray

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