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Silhouette

Noun:

1. a dark outline or shadow appearing against a lighter background, especially in art.
2. a representation of the outline of an object filled in with a solid color.
3. a profile portrait in a dark color on a light background.

Examples:

1. The sun setting behind the mountains created a beautiful silhouette.
2. The artist drew a silhouette of a tree against a colorful sunset sky.
3. I had a silhouetted portrait of my family done at the fair.

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Verb:

1. create a silhouette of.

Example:

1. She silhouetted the bird onto a piece of construction paper.

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