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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

/ 藢蝉瑟濒耻藧藞蓻迟 /

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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to cause to appear in silhouette
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of silhouette1

First recorded in 1790鈥1800; from French 脿 la silhouette, after Etienne de Silhouette (1709鈥67), French finance minister; the surname Silhouette is ultimately from Basque Zilhoeta, from zilo, zilho, zulo 鈥渉ole鈥 + -eta, toponymic suffix
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of silhouette1

C18: named after 脡tienne de Silhouette (1709鈥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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In the two minute and 41 second-long grainy video shown to jurors, a silhouetted figure can be seen appearing to cut at the base of a large tree which then falls over with big crash.

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The winner, chosen from a shortlist of 11 photographers, was Daniel Dian-Ji Wu, Taiwan, 16 years old, for his image of a skateboarder doing a trick, silhouetted against a sunset in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

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Their silhouette is so familiar it鈥檚 almost tangible, as though, if you reached through the screen and ran your hand through it, you鈥檇 feel a sensation you recognize and remember.

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The Swiss chocolate bar's distinctive triangular shape is thought to have been inspired by the Matterhorn in the Alps - a silhouette of which appears on the packaging - though its true origins remain unclear.

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But she鈥檚 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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