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Definition of SILHOUETTE
Silhouette Silhouette Sil`hou*ette", n. [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.]
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.
Silhouette Silhouette Sil`hou*ette", v. t.
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.