"silhouette" in the noun sense
1. silhouette
an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
2. silhouette
a drawing of the outline of an object filled in with some uniform color
"silhouette" in the verb sense
1. silhouette
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
2. silhouette
represent by a silhouette
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