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silhouette

[ sil-oo-et ]

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)

silhouetted, silhouetting.
  1. to show in or as if in a silhouette.
  2. Printing. to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect.

silhouette

/ ˌɪːˈɛ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cause to appear in silhouette
“Collins 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲȴ·dz·t adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of silhouette1

First recorded in 1790–1800; from French à la silhouette, after Etienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French finance minister; the surname Silhouette is ultimately from Basque Zilhoeta, from zilo, zilho, zulo “hole” + -eta, toponymic suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of silhouette1

C18: named after Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French politician, perhaps referring to silhouettes as partial portraits, with a satirical allusion to Silhouette's brief career as controller general (1759)
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But she’s focused instead on the apartment block across the street and what she believes to be an act of violence silhouetted in a window.

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As the poison takes hold, Lochlan looks up at the surface to see the silhouettes of his family members, which are then replaced by silhouettes of Buddhist monks.

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We’re never supplied with any semblance of an answer, just expected to take these mere silhouettes of rich people as they are.

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While the blobfish is known for its misshapen silhouette, in its natural deep-sea habitat it actually resembles a regular fish, with its shape kept together by the high water pressure.

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