ˈpɔ:trɪt n. 1 a
representation of a
person or
animal,
esp. of
the face,
made by
drawing,
painting,
photography, etc. 2 a
verbal picture; a
graphic description. 3 a person etc. resembling or typifying
another (is the portrait of
his father). 4 (in graphic
design etc.) a
format in
which the
height of an
illustration etc. is greater
than the
width (cf. LANDSCAPE). [F,
past part. of OF portraire PORTRAY]