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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Silhouette

/sĭlˌ-əw-ĕt'/ · Sil·hou·ette · IPA /ˌsɪ.lʊˈwɛt/
01 n. 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.
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    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.
02 v. t. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
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    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.