silhouette
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.
the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper.
a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
to show in or as if in a silhouette.
Printing. to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect.
Origin of silhouette
1Other words from silhouette
- un·sil·hou·et·ted, adjective
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How to use silhouette in a sentence
“I got the weaver to use his craftsmanship on modern silhouettes we designed,” he said.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTViewed in profile, they are upside-down mid-section silhouettes of Pippa Middleton leaning over to check your oil.
Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage | P. J. O’Rourke | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe may also see more bejeweled and colorful sneakers, tech fabrics used in classic shapes, soft and oversize silhouettes.
Who to See and Where to be Seen: The Hot Tips for New York Fashion Week | Barbara Ragghianti | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome are homes and some are pump houses, and you can only tell the difference when you see human silhouettes scurry on rooftops.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn this crater, frail silhouettes, women for the most part, bend to dig with their bare hands in the rubble.
The horses, heaving and staggering, crawled over the yielding sands like silhouettes drawn by a thread.
Murder in Any Degree | Owen JohnsonSilhouettes of tall poplars loomed against the blackness; occasionally a lamp revealed the milky blue facade of a house.
A Traveller in War-Time | Winston ChurchillThey were wholly opaque and were thrown upon the window as absolutely black silhouettes.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionThese ghastly silhouettes with hollow eyes show great suffering and have a profound sadness about them.
Bouvard and Pcuchet, part 2 | Gustave FlaubertShe looked, and saw no movement, no figures except the faint and grotesque silhouettes of the hobbled camels.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for silhouette
/ (ˌsɪluːˈɛt) /
the outline of a solid figure as cast by its shadow
an outline drawing filled in with black, often a profile portrait cut out of black paper and mounted on a light ground
(tr) to cause to appear in silhouette
Origin of silhouette
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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