silhouette
/ˌsɪluˈɛt/ noun C1- An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
- A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background. · I could see a silhouette of a figure looking out from the window, but I couldn’t tell if it was a man or a woman.
- An outline of a garment as it appears on a wearer. · A-line is a classic silhouette for dresses and skirts.
- A brief written description of someone or something; an outline, a sketch.
Plural silhouettes
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The face was turned half-round, and the effect was that of one of those black silhouettes which our grandparents loved to frame.
By late September, the imposing silhouette of Mount Katahdin is visible on the horizon, serving as a constant reminder that this incredible expedition is concluding.
A pale, luminescent gray crept over the horizon, revealing the distant, jagged silhouette of the Irish coast through the morning mist.
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