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portrait

por.trait \'po-r-tr*t, 'po.r-, -.tra-t\ n [MF, fr. pp. of portraire] 1: 
   PICTURE; esp : a pictorial representation (as a painting)  of a person usu. 
   showing his face 2: BUST, STATUE  3: a graphic portrayal in words