About The Word Silhouette
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Silhouette
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What's The Definition Of Silhouette?
[n] a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
[n] an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow) [v] represent by a silhouette [v] project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette Synonyms | Synonyms for Silhouette: Related Terms | Find terms related to Silhouette: See Also | drawing | interpret | lineation | outline | project | represent Silhouette In Webster's Dictionary \Sil`hou*ette"\, n. [F.; -- so called from Etienne de
Silhoutte, a French minister of finance in 1759, whise
diversion it was to make such portraits on the walls of his
apartments.]
A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with
a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow
appears to be.
\Sil`hou*ette"\, v. t. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette. [Recent] A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky. --The Century. |
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