silhouetten.

/sɪluːˈɛt/

Etymology: < the name of Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), a French author and politician. According to the usual account, which is that given by Mercier Tableau de Paris 147, the name was intended to ridicule the petty economies introduced by Silhouette while holding the office of Controller-general in 1759, but Hatzfeld & Darmesteter take it to refer to his brief tenure of that office. Littré, however, also quotes a statement that Silhouette himself made outline portraits with which he decorated the walls of his château at Bry-sur-Marne.

a. A portrait obtained by tracing the outline of a profile, head, or figure by means of its shadow or in some other way, and filling in the whole with black; an outline portrait cut out of black paper; a figure or picture drawn or printed in solid black.Details within the outline are sometimes indicated by white or gold lines. For an account of various methods employed in obtaining such portraits or pictures, see the Penny Cycl. XXII. 8.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > silhouetting or shadow-painting > picture

silhouette1798

skiagram1801

skiagraph1854

shadowgram1896

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 27 388 At best but the shadow of a shade,..the silhouette of a bust.

1801 H. Fuseli Lect. Painting I. i. 9 Skiagrams, simple outlines of a shade, similar to those which have been introduced to vulgar use by the students and parasites of Physiognomy, under the name of Silhouettes.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. xii. 319 Whenever they send me their silouettes, or what do they call them, I chuck them out of the window.

1860 W. M. Thackeray Lovel ii She had..silhouettes of her father and mother..hung up in the lodgings.

1880 Printing Trades Jrnl. xxx. 40 The beauty of silhouettes (pictures printed in solid black) depends upon two things—artistic ability and careful printing.

attributive.1835 (title) Treatise on Silhouette Likenesses, by Monsieur Edouart, Silhouettist to the French Royal Family.1842 R. H. Barham Auto-da-fé in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 81 A garment..stuck thick With multiplied silhouette profiles of Nick.1895 Daily News 1 May 6/4 The archaic, dry, and silhouette style of the picture.

b. figurative. A slight verbal sketch or description in outline of a person, etc.

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the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > sketch or brief description

adumbration1552

specimen1665

sketch1668

superficies1670

silhouette1819

outline sketch1835

thumbnail1900

1819 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 313 The baron's silhouette of the Lady of Copet..was certainly very amusing.

a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. iii. 40 The silhouette I have just thrown off.

1894 J. Knight D. Garrick xvii. 311 Actors..of whom Pepys has given us silhouettes, and Colley Cibber portraits.

a. A dark outline, a shadow in profile, thrown up against a lighter background.

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the world > space > shape > [noun] > contour(s) > of light against dark

silhouette1843

silhouetting1888

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [noun] > casting of a shadow > a shadow > specific

contrary shadow?a1560

right shadow?a1560

noon shadowa1646

foreshadow1834

silhouette1843

1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. II. xiii. 233 Ghostly-looking silhouettes.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ii. 65 Entering the gate and passing the shrubs, the silhouette of a house rose to view; black, low, and rather long.

1866 J. G. Whittier Snow-bound 167 The cat's dark silhouette on the wall.

1887 H. R. Haggard Allan Quatermain xvi. 225 I saw the black silhouette of the old Zulu raise its arm in mute salute.

b. The contour or outline of a garment.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > outline of

line1918

silhouette1920

1920 Glasgow Herald 27 Nov. 4 The silhouette of this season is..much more attractive than that last year approved by Dame Fashion.

1920 Glasgow Herald 4 Dec. 4 See that you preserve the silhouette of the gown.

1978 Country Life 17 Aug. 472/1 The new silhouette..is straight, narrow and short, with well defined, padded shoulders.

3. en (or in) silhouette, in outline, in profile.

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the world > space > shape > [phrase] > in outline

en (or in) silhouette1832

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [adverb] > silhouette

en (or in) silhouette1832

1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn (1860) 18 At that hour nature draws her pictures en silhouette.

1886 Illustr. London News 6 Feb. 142/2 I shall be presented to you en silhouette, all black, and you will be required to recognise the portrait.

1889 Harper's Weekly XXXIII. Suppl. 60 This framing of trees, which stand out in silhouette against a bright blue sky.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

silhouettev.

Etymology: < silhouette n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: silhouˈette.

1. transitive. To represent in silhouette, to throw up the outline of. Chiefly used in past participle, and const. against or upon.

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the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > give outline to > throw up the outline of

profile1839

silhouette1876

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > paint according to medium or technique [verb (transitive)] > silhouette

silhouette1876

1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. 137 We guided ourselves..towards a ghostly point, whose deeper blackness silhouetted it against the shades.

1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 12 A spur of the Coast Range, which had been sharply silhouetted against the cloudless western sky.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 48 I have seen it silhouetted hard against tornado-clouds.

reflexive.1890 S. J. Duncan Social Departure 311 The great ships silhouetted themselves upon a sky..gloriously blue.

2. intransitive. To show like a silhouette.

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the world > space > shape > have (specific) shape [verb (intransitive)] > be outlined in specific manner > show like a silhouette

silhouette1884

1884 Harper's Mag. June 110/2 Their huge crowns silhouetting in clear-cut outlines against the eastern sky.

Derivatives

silhouˈetted adj.

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the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having a definite outline > thrown up in outline

outlined1798

silhouetted1894

skylined1905

skiagraphic1977

1894 M. Pemberton Sea Wolves (1901) iv. 23 The black hulls of innumerable barges and the silhouetted shapes of great steamers.

silhouˈetting n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > [noun] > contour(s) > of light against dark

silhouette1843

silhouetting1888

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > silhouetting or shadow-painting

skiagraphy1859

silhouetting1888

1888 ‘W. Châteauclair’ Young Seigneur 97 The delicate silhouetting of the trees along the shore.

1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 752 If silhouetting be allowed to possess an artistic side.

silhouˈettist n. a maker of silhouettes.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > silhouetting or shadow-painting > artist

profile painter1778

profilist1793

silhouettist1835

1835 (title) Treatise on Silhouette Likenesses, by Monsieur Edouart, Silhouettist to the French Royal Family.

1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 748 The photographer..has focussed the silhouettist out of existence.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	silhouette
释义	silhouetten. /sɪluːˈɛt/ Etymology: < the name of Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), a French author and politician. According to the usual account, which is that given by Mercier Tableau de Paris 147, the name was intended to ridicule the petty economies introduced by Silhouette while holding the office of Controller-general in 1759, but Hatzfeld & Darmesteter take it to refer to his brief tenure of that office. Littré, however, also quotes a statement that Silhouette himself made outline portraits with which he decorated the walls of his château at Bry-sur-Marne. 1. a. A portrait obtained by tracing the outline of a profile, head, or figure by means of its shadow or in some other way, and filling in the whole with black; an outline portrait cut out of black paper; a figure or picture drawn or printed in solid black.Details within the outline are sometimes indicated by white or gold lines. For an account of various methods employed in obtaining such portraits or pictures, see the Penny Cycl. XXII. 8. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > silhouetting or shadow-painting > picture silhouette1798 skiagram1801 skiagraph1854 shadowgram1896 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 27 388 At best but the shadow of a shade,..the silhouette of a bust. 1801 H. Fuseli Lect. Painting I. i. 9 Skiagrams, simple outlines of a shade, similar to those which have been introduced to vulgar use by the students and parasites of Physiognomy, under the name of Silhouettes. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. xii. 319 Whenever they send me their silouettes, or what do they call them, I chuck them out of the window. 1860 W. M. Thackeray Lovel ii She had..silhouettes of her father and mother..hung up in the lodgings. 1880 Printing Trades Jrnl. xxx. 40 The beauty of silhouettes (pictures printed in solid black) depends upon two things—artistic ability and careful printing. attributive.1835 (title) Treatise on Silhouette Likenesses, by Monsieur Edouart, Silhouettist to the French Royal Family.1842 R. H. Barham Auto-da-fé in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 81 A garment..stuck thick With multiplied silhouette profiles of Nick.1895 Daily News 1 May 6/4 The archaic, dry, and silhouette style of the picture. b. figurative. A slight verbal sketch or description in outline of a person, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > outlining or sketching > sketch or brief description adumbration1552 specimen1665 sketch1668 superficies1670 silhouette1819 outline sketch1835 thumbnail1900 1819 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 313 The baron's silhouette of the Lady of Copet..was certainly very amusing. a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) I. iii. 40 The silhouette I have just thrown off. 1894 J. Knight D. Garrick xvii. 311 Actors..of whom Pepys has given us silhouettes, and Colley Cibber portraits. 2. a. A dark outline, a shadow in profile, thrown up against a lighter background. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [noun] > contour(s) > of light against dark silhouette1843 silhouetting1888 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [noun] > casting of a shadow > a shadow > specific contrary shadow?a1560 right shadow?a1560 noon shadowa1646 foreshadow1834 silhouette1843 1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. II. xiii. 233 Ghostly-looking silhouettes. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ii. 65 Entering the gate and passing the shrubs, the silhouette of a house rose to view; black, low, and rather long. 1866 J. G. Whittier Snow-bound 167 The cat's dark silhouette on the wall. 1887 H. R. Haggard Allan Quatermain xvi. 225 I saw the black silhouette of the old Zulu raise its arm in mute salute. b. The contour or outline of a garment. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > outline of line1918 silhouette1920 1920 Glasgow Herald 27 Nov. 4 The silhouette of this season is..much more attractive than that last year approved by Dame Fashion. 1920 Glasgow Herald 4 Dec. 4 See that you preserve the silhouette of the gown. 1978 Country Life 17 Aug. 472/1 The new silhouette..is straight, narrow and short, with well defined, padded shoulders. 3. en (or in) silhouette, in outline, in profile. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [phrase] > in outline en (or in) silhouette1832 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [adverb] > silhouette en (or in) silhouette1832 1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn (1860) 18 At that hour nature draws her pictures en silhouette. 1886 Illustr. London News 6 Feb. 142/2 I shall be presented to you en silhouette, all black, and you will be required to recognise the portrait. 1889 Harper's Weekly XXXIII. Suppl. 60 This framing of trees, which stand out in silhouette against a bright blue sky. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online September 2020). silhouettev. Etymology: < silhouette n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: silhouˈette. 1. transitive. To represent in silhouette, to throw up the outline of. Chiefly used in past participle, and const. against or upon. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > give outline to > throw up the outline of profile1839 silhouette1876 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > paint according to medium or technique [verb (transitive)] > silhouette silhouette1876 1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. 137 We guided ourselves..towards a ghostly point, whose deeper blackness silhouetted it against the shades. 1882 B. Harte Flip, & Found at Blazing Star 12 A spur of the Coast Range, which had been sharply silhouetted against the cloudless western sky. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 48 I have seen it silhouetted hard against tornado-clouds. reflexive.1890 S. J. Duncan Social Departure 311 The great ships silhouetted themselves upon a sky..gloriously blue. 2. intransitive. To show like a silhouette. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > have (specific) shape [verb (intransitive)] > be outlined in specific manner > show like a silhouette silhouette1884 1884 Harper's Mag. June 110/2 Their huge crowns silhouetting in clear-cut outlines against the eastern sky. Derivatives silhouˈetted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having a definite outline > thrown up in outline outlined1798 silhouetted1894 skylined1905 skiagraphic1977 1894 M. Pemberton Sea Wolves (1901) iv. 23 The black hulls of innumerable barges and the silhouetted shapes of great steamers. silhouˈetting n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [noun] > contour(s) > of light against dark silhouette1843 silhouetting1888 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > silhouetting or shadow-painting skiagraphy1859 silhouetting1888 1888 ‘W. Châteauclair’ Young Seigneur 97 The delicate silhouetting of the trees along the shore. 1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 752 If silhouetting be allowed to possess an artistic side. silhouˈettist n. a maker of silhouettes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > silhouetting or shadow-painting > artist profile painter1778 profilist1793 silhouettist1835 1835 (title) Treatise on Silhouette Likenesses, by Monsieur Edouart, Silhouettist to the French Royal Family. 1890 Eng. Illustr. Mag. July 748 The photographer..has focussed the silhouettist out of existence. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1798v.1835
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