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Definition of silhouette

the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background: she paused to see its silhouette against the dimming sky
a representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically coloured in solid black: we can always use a silhouette of Father Christmas

[with object]

cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a brighter background:the castle was silhouetted against the sky

Phrases

in silhouette: seen or placed as a silhouette: the old windmill stood out in silhouette against the sky

late 18th century: named (although the reason remains obscure) after Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician

Remember that silhouette is spelled with an h after the l.

a silhouette of a large head.

Definition of silhouette in the US English dictionary

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