profil perdu
/prəʊˌfiːl pəːˈdjuː/(also profile perdu) Originally and chiefly Art
noun
A profile in which the subject is more than half turned away from the onlooker.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry James (1843–1916), writer. From French profil perdu, lit. ‘lost profile’ from profil + perdu lost.
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