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silhouette
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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sil·hou·ette
/ ˌsiloōˈet/
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n.
the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, esp. in dim light.
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a representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically colored in solid black.
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v. [tr.] (usu. be silhouetted)
cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a lighter background:
the castle was silhouetted against the sky.
PHRASES:
in silhouette
seen or placed as a silhouette.
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Silhouettes stir the collector's soul
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...on outlines or silhouette drawings. These...majority of these were silhouettes. Many Greek paintings...the phrase 'a la silhouette' which was synonymous...to as "hidden" silhouettes and were useful...the most noted silhouette artist of his time...began making cut silhouettes in ...
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Silhouettes are a cut above ordinary paper collectibles
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/5/1991; ; 576 words
; ...fascinated by silhouettes and are reviving...Etienne de Silhouette, finance minister...paper. Besides silhouettes made by de Silhouette, other famous...an example of silhouette techniques. The "hollow cut" silhouettes are most common...
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Silhouettes enjoying a high profile again
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 8/29/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...your home where a silhouette can add charm to...pool a number of silhouettes together in a large...collection of small silhouettes from your Christmas...available that sport silhouette images. How about...decorated with silhouette profiles? Recently...and it featured silhouettes of ...
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Silhouette Awarded in Federal Injunction Suit in First Battle Against Counterfeit Internet Sales.
PR Newswire; 12/10/2004; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- World respected eyewear company Silhouette Optical was awarded a Supplemental Default...false advertising of products under the SILHOUETTE(R) brand on May 17, 2004. Silhouette International Schmied AG and its U.S...
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Silhouette compositions.
Magazine article from: PSA Journal; 5/1/1990; ; 700+ words
; ...interesting background. "A silhouette is a black detailess...1760s by Etienne de Silhouette, a French government...method of producing silhouettes is to place the subject...Timmer, so I create my silhouettes in another way. When...it out and paste the silhouette onto a sheet of white...
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Student Silhouette designs.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...comparisons made to smaller silhouettes from carnivals or fairs...commented that his silhouette resembled an X-ray...students. After the silhouettes were completed, mounted...be included in the silhouettes. With its many creative...provided by this lesson in silhouette design will involve...
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Olds' Silhouette, Bravada Sparkle
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/25/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...cars, but it also offers the roomy Silhouette mini-van and posh Bravada sport...When I tested them in 1991, the Silhouette and Bravada were only adequate because the 120-horsepower Silhouette and 160-horsepower Bravada lacked...
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Oldsmobile Sets Silhouette Minivan Prices
PR Newswire; 9/19/1996; 700+ words
; ...base - $24,595.00 Silhouette GL 4-door extended wheel base - $25,145.00 Silhouette GLS 3-door extended wheel base - $26,255.00 Silhouette GLS 4-door extended...destination charge. Silhouettes will be available in...
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Encounter with Silhouette in the dark
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/14/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...squinting eyes to define the outlines of Silhouette, my first ever subject on the "Word Beat". The interview with Silhouette also marked my maiden - literal...chuckled and said, "Here, sit." "Silhouette," I enquired shakily, "is...
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I want to buy a silhouette: eagle-eyed Carol Prisant shows us what to look for.(COLLECTING)
Magazine article from: House Beautiful; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...attractively austere. Is silhouette collecting still popular...and 19th-century silhouettes, and many still do...were engraved in silhouette.) * FAKED SIGNATURES...or artificially aged silhouettes that have been newly...American hollow-cut silhouette is set on wrinkly black...
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silhouette
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
...illustrated by silhouettes. Lavater's work...amateur devotee of silhouette making. The usual...as the animated silhouette films of the German...century or so when silhouettes were at the height...the finest of all silhouette cutters. He worked...than 200,000 silhouettes, and another ...
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Silhouette Brands, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Silhouette Brands, Inc. 100 East Highway 34...Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing Silhouette Brands, Inc., is a Matawan, New...sandwich in the industry. According to Silhouette, hand-made ice cream offers better...
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Silhouettes
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
SILHOUETTES SILHOUETTES — black profile portraits cut out of paper or painted...Auguste Edouart, a French visitor to America, cut full-length silhouettes. William Henry Brown, who was born in Charleston, South Carolina...
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Becquerel, Antoine-Henri
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...Expecting to see only a faint silhouette resulting from the wrapped plates...he was surprised to see that the silhouettes appeared with great intensity...eliminate any possibility that a silhouette was the consequence of a chemical...
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Reiniger, Lotte
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...bezahls Hochzeit (Wegener) (silhouettes for intertitles); Die Sch...1918 Apokalypse (Gliese) (silhouettes for intertitles); Der Rattenf...of Hamelin ) (Wegener) (silhouettes for intertitles) 1920 Der verlorene Schatten (Gliese) (silhouette sequence) 1923 Die Nibelungen...
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