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silhouette

Definition

  • noun: a dark shape in front of a light background
  • noun: a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in
  • verb: to make (someone or something) appear as a dark shape in front of a light background
  • verb: to represent by a silhouette
  • often used as '(be) silhouetted'

Examples

  • My piano teacher has a framed 'silhouette' of Mozart on her wall.

  • The buildings appeared 'in silhouette' against the sky.

  • He admired the sports car's sleek 'silhouette'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) He amused me ... ... so it was easier to enjoy playing him.. We wanted to convey the idea of a secret agent ... ... look. And the 's silhouette seemed to fit well. That J.F.K. undercover look seemed to be the right one. I was excited when we did that scene because I felt I was actually ... (..)
    2001 The Matrix Revisited