English dictionary
silhouette
/,s/I/l/u/'/E/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913
verb
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project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
Source: WordNet 3.0
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represent by a silhouette
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
Source: webster1913