About The Word Silhouette

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Silhouette

Silhouette Meaning & Definition
Silhouette Definition And Meaning

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

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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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