Silhouette (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
  2. the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper.
  3. a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
verb (used with object), sil·hou·et·ted, sil·hou·et·ting.
  1. to show in or as if in a silhouette.
  2. to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect.
noun
  1. the outline of a solid figure as cast by its shadow
  2. an outline drawing filled in with black, often a profile portrait cut out of black paper and mounted on a light ground
verb
  1. to cause to appear in silhouette
Silhouette (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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