Associations to the word «Silhouette»

Pictures for the word «Silhouette»

Wiktionary

SILHOUETTE, noun. An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.
SILHOUETTE, verb. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.

Dictionary definition

SILHOUETTE, noun. An outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow).
SILHOUETTE, noun. A drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color.
SILHOUETTE, verb. Project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette.
SILHOUETTE, verb. Represent by a silhouette.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats