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Foreshorten

Foreshorten Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Foreshorten? [v] reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [v] shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth Synonyms \| Synonyms for Foreshorten: abbreviate \| abridge \| contract \| cut \| reduce \| shorten Related Terms \| Find terms related to Foreshorten: abbreviate \| abridge \| abstract \| bob \| boil down \| capsulize \| clip \| compress \| condense \| contract \| crop \| curtail \| cut \| cut back \| cut down \| cut off short \| cut short \| dock \| elide \| epitomize \| mow \| nip \| poll \| pollard \| prune \| reap \| recap \| recapitulate \| reduce \| retrench \| shave \| shear \| shorten \| snub \| stunt \| sum up \| summarize \| synopsize \| take in \| telescope \| trim \| truncate See Also \| bowdlerise \| bowdlerize \| castrate \| concentrate \| condense \| decrease \| expurgate \| lessen \| minify Foreshorten In Webster's Dictionary \Fore*short"en\, v. t. 1. (Fine Art) To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective. 2. Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination. Songs, and deeds, and lives that lie Foreshortened in the tract of time. --Tennyson.

Foreshorten Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Foreshorten?

[v] reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
[v] shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

Foreshorten In Webster's Dictionary

\Fore*short"en\, v. t.
1. (Fine Art) To represent on a plane surface, as if extended
   in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to
   shorten by drawing in perspective.

2. Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.

         Songs, and deeds, and lives that lie Foreshortened
         in the tract of time.                 --Tennyson.

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