Definition of silhouette
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a likeness cut from dark material and mounted on a light ground or one sketched in outline and solidly colored in
2
: the outline of a body viewed as circumscribing a mass
the silhouette of a bird
silhouette
verb
silhouetted; silhouetting
Definition of silhouette (Entry 2 of 2)
: to represent by a silhouette
also
: to project on a background like a silhouette
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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Time Traveler for silhouette
The first known use of silhouette was in 1783
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