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sil⋅hou⋅ette

  [sil-oo-et] noun, verb, -et⋅ted, -et⋅ting.
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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, esp. a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a famous person's face.
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)
4. to show in or as if in a silhouette.
5. Printing. to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect.
Origin:
1790–1800; < F à la silhouette, after Etienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French finance minister
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sil·hou·ette   (sĭl'ōō-ět')   
n.  
  1. A drawing consisting of the outline of something, especially a human profile, filled in with a solid color.
  2. An outline that appears dark against a light background. See Synonyms at outline.
tr.v.   sil·hou·et·ted, sil·hou·et·ting, sil·hou·ettes
To cause to be seen as a silhouette; outline: Figures were silhouetted against the setting sun.

[French, after Étienne de Silhouette (1709-1767), French finance minister.]
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