āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
silhouette
/sËÉĒlĘwËÉt/
Silhouette
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āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻ, āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰ
a drawing that depicts the outline of someone or something that is in a single black color and against a light background, often from the side
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist specialized in creating intricate paper-cut silhouettes, using sharp scissors to craft detailed profiles against a white background.
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āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻ, āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻž
the dark shape and outline of an object, visible against a lighter background, often seen as a shadow
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She admired the silhouette of the tree, its branches spread wide against the evening sky.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻāϏāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻžāĻļā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
to silhouette
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āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻž, āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to depict a subject solely by its dark outline against a contrasting field, omitting all interior detail
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
For the magazine cover, the artist silhouetted the city skyline in deep black to emphasize its iconic shapes.
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āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to throw the outline of an object or person onto a surface by backlighting, so it appears as a dark shape
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stagehands silhouetted the dancers on the backdrop by placing spotlights at their feet.
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