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Silhouette
Pronunciation : Sil`hou*ette"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.; -- so called from Etienne de Silhoutte, a French minister of finance in 1759, whise diversion it was to make such portraits on the walls of his apartments.]
Definition : Defn: 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 : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Sil`hou*ette"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette. [Recent] A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky. The Century.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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