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silhouetting Definition


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silhouette
noun
    1. A dark shape or shadow seen against a light background.
    2. An outline drawing of an object or especially a person, in profile, usually filled in with black.
verb
    silhouetted, silhouetting
    1. To represent, or make appear, as a silhouette.
Etymology: 18c: named after Etienne de Silhouette (1709‐67), French finance minister in 1759.



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