Bible Dictionaries
Silhouette

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.

(2):

(n.) A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Silhouette'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/silhouette.html. 1828.