- silhouette
- sil|hou|ette [ˌsıluˈet] n[Date: 1700-1800; : French; Origin: , from Étienne de Silhouette (1709-67), French politician famous for not liking to spend money, and therefore appropriately giving his name to a cheap simple picture]1.) [U and C]a dark image, shadow, or shape that you see against a light backgroundsilhouette of▪ a dark silhouette of domes and minaretssilhouette against▪ Soon the bombers would return, black silhouettes against a pale sky.in silhouette▪ The old windmill stood out in silhouette.2.) [U and C]a drawing of something or someone, often from the side, showing a black shape against a light background▪ silhouette pictures of snowmen and reindeerin silhouette▪ a picture of Mozart in silhouette3.)the particular shape certain clothes give you▪ Fitted clothes often give the neatest silhouettes.>silhouetted adj▪ tall chimney stacks silhouetted against the orange flames
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.