单词 | outline |
释义 | outlinen.ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > bounding line or surface > boundary-line score?1553 outline1648 boundary-line1679 red line?1770 1648 T. I. Perfect Narr. Proc. Army in Leymster 5 The governour therefore commanded the gunnes to be drawne without the out-line, and making use of the second out-line for a blinde at present, there were thence made five Shot at the round Terret. 1695 R. Blackmore Prince Arthur ii. 54 The shining Squadrons fly To th' Out-lines, and the Frontiers of the Sky. 1788 G. Washington Articles of Agreement 10 Dec. in Papers (1987) Presidential Ser. I. 172 He will be particularly attentive to the fences of the several Inclosures, especially those of the out-lines. 2. a. The (real or apparent) line or lines defining the contour or bounds of a figure for a viewer. Also: the shape of the thing thus defined. Also occasionally figurative.In early use only in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [noun] > contour(s) lineationa1398 lineament1570 line1590 purfle1601 lineature1630 stroke1638 stell1657 outline1662 profile1664 contour1770 lineamentation1890 galbe1899 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > enclosing boundary > boundary line enclosing a surface perimeter?a1425 outer line1530 perimetry?a1560 periphery?a1560 circumscription1578 periphere1611 peripheria1650 outline1828 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura v. 109 Penning the Contours, and out lines with a more even and acute touch. 1718 C. Gildon Compl. Art Poetry I. 227 Who is it that draws the Outlines? Why the Master-Painter, and Journeymen fill them up with Colours, Shades, and Lights. 1753 W. Hogarth Anal. Beauty 9 The true and full idea of what is call'd the outlines of a figure. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 333 He lifted up his eyes, and beheld in the distance the black outline of a gallows. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. ii. 21 A mountain wall projected its jagged outline against the sky. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xix. 334 Suppose the outlines of the various countries of the world depicted on a globular bladder. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxix. 126 His mind..saw everything a little larger than life size, with the outlines blurred, in a golden mist of sentimentality. 1988 N. Lowndes Chekago iii. 100 Evening darkness invaded the flat, suspending long shadows from the old high ceiling, blunting the outlines of furniture. b. in outline: with only the outline represented, drawn, or visible. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adverb] > drawn in specific manner or medium lineally1607 in crayon1663 in outline1815 by free-hand1860 in pastel1866 free-hand1880 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles v. vii. 182 Carrick shore, Dim seen in outline faintly blue. 1844 Ld. Houghton Death of Day in Mem. Many Scenes 164 The hills in clear outline..Stand forth. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 135 A drawing of the subject, in outline,..is made. 1933 Burlington Mag. July 36/2 A baluster vase..illustrates in its lotus design the type with ornament painted in outline. 1990 Artist's & Illustrator's Mag. May 25 (caption) The composition is drawn in outline on the pastel paper. 3. a. In plural. The main features or general principles of a subject, proposal, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical reasoning > [noun] > deductivism or a priori reasoning > axioms philosophia prima1605 outlines1691 basis1796 primordial1813 generalia1843 prima philosophia1845 primary1846 axiomatic1927 1691–2 J. Dunton Athenian Oracle (1728) I. 18/2 Thus we have endeavour'd to give a rude kind of sketch, or some few out-lines of this noble vertue. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 182. ⁋6 His Drama at present has only the Out-Lines drawn. 1751 D. Hume Ess. & Treat. (1777) II. 249 The faint rudiments, at least, or out-lines, of a general distinction between actions. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 157 All, who speak of that division, agree in the great outlines. 1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner June 150/1 We..had read a lot about their history, and had given them the general outlines of ours. 1993 Washington Post (National Weekly ed.) 7 June 12/3 The next phase..in which the broad outlines of Clinton's package would be crunched into hard numbers. b. A brief verbal or written description of something, giving a general idea of the whole but leaving details to be filled in; a rough draft, a summary. Also: a précis of a proposed article, novel, scenario, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > a plan redeeOE devicec1290 casta1300 went1303 ordinancec1385 intentc1386 imaginationa1393 drifta1535 draught1535 forecast1535 platform1547 ground-plat?a1560 table1560 convoy1565 design1565 plat1574 ground-plota1586 plot1587 reach1587 theory1593 game1595 projectment1611 projecting1616 navation1628 approach1633 view1634 plan1635 systema1648 sophism1657 manage1667 brouillon1678 speculationa1684 sketch1697 to take measures1698 method1704 scheme1704 lines1760 outline1760 measure1767 restorative1821 ground plan1834 strategy1834 programme1837 ticket1842 project1849 outline plan1850 layout1867 draft1879 dart1882 lurk1916 schema1939 lick1955 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > outline or sketch in words outdraughtc1300 minute1443 draught?1504 plat1525 plot1548 table1560 scheme1652 schizzo1686 outline1760 profile1783 abbozzo1846 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xxiii. 170 There are others again, who will draw a man's character from no other helps..but merely from his evacuations;—but this often gives a very incorrect out-line. 1796 L. Murray Eng. Gram. (ed. 2) Introd. p. iv A distinct general view, or outline, of all the essential parts of the study. 1830 W. Scott Ivanhoe in Waverley Novels XVII. 335 (note) I feel..tempted to write a page or two in detailing at least the outline of my hypothesis. 1865 R. W. Dale Jewish Temple xix. 217 I have given a bare outline of the contents of this passage. 1928 E. O'Neill Strange Interlude i. iv. 123 Charlie's coming to bring his suggestions on my outline for Gordon's biography. 1967 ‘V. Siller’ Biltmore Call 164 You know the way he worked. A short outline first, then the first draft. 1993 MacUser Oct. 174/2 Easy View..lets you..browse through specially prepared text files, navigating the text via an outline of the file's contents. 4. Art. A drawing in which an object is represented by contour lines only, without shading, etc.; an outline sketch. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > in specific manner monogram1610 description1655 manu-tract1660 eye-draft1695 outline1735 eye-sketch1757 scribble1824 monography1828 technical drawing1831 chic1844 reversion1848 outline drawing1850 life drawing1867 1735 H. Jacob Wks. 391 Carracio, esteem'd for Contours, or Out-Lines, at Bologna. 1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (new ed.) II. ii. 29 If your pattern is only an out-line it will be the better, and you'll finish your piece after it with more ease. 1868 Free-hand Drawing (Nimmo's Handy Bks.) 53 The outlines and finished views of these casts are given separately. 1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Apr. 99/2 I pointed to my outline of a cow..and sketched a milk pail. 1992 M. Margetts Classic Crafts 91/1 A loose outline can be drawn using Indian ink and a dip pen so as to preserve a springy life in the line. 5. The representation of a word in shorthand. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > [noun] > shorthand symbol discrete1620 logogram1840 grammalogue1845 phraseogram1847 outline1850 phonogram1864 logograph1888 tachygraph1965 1850 Phonography 1/2 It [sc. Phonography] is..as intelligible as speech itself;..and as used in verbatim reporting, a perfect and intelligible outline. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 839/2 By this method the number of possible readings of an unvocalized outline is greatly reduced. 1933 D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise i. 14 He..went on dictating and my hand was so shaky I could hardly make my outlines. 1973 E. M. Arlett So You want to be a Shorthand Typist ii. 18 The pen races smoothly over the pages, filling them with neat outlines that presently will be read back with practised ease. 6. Typography. A typeface in which the letters are drawn only in outline, occasionally with added shading. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printed matter > printed character(s) > [noun] > letters in plain undivided strokes outline1878 society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [noun] > type face or font > others script1779 Baskerville1802 Egyptian type (letters, figures)1855 hand lettering1864 Garamond1868 runic1869 outline1878 Bodoni type1880 hairline letter1888 bold-face1889 Cheltenham1910 in-line1923 slab serif1924 Bembo1930 Times New Roman1932 Times1957 manifolderc1961 Times Roman1963 1878 Specimens of Newspaper, Bk. & Ornamental Founts (Sir Charles Reed & Sons) Grotesque Outline... Clarendon Outline... English Black Outline. 1970 W. P. Jaspert et al. Encycl. Type Faces (ed. 4) 243 Zephyr... An accentuated outline titling, giving a somewhat three-dimensional effect. 1995 Desktop Publishers Jrnl. July 71/1 Type designers have been bemoaning the desktop publisher's ability to mangle type by scaling, skewing, and compressing it; using outline and shadow styles [etc.]. 7. U.S. Fishing. A baited line anchored at either end and left out; a set-line. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > trawl-line or set line boulter1602 spiller1602 bulter1769 trot-line1826 spillet1832 bultow1858 trot1858 trawl1864 set line1865 trawl-line1867 outline1890 trat-line1894 outlier1904 trout-line1912 1890 Cent. Dict. 4185/2 Outline... In angling, a set-line. Compounds C1. outline drawing n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > in specific manner monogram1610 description1655 manu-tract1660 eye-draft1695 outline1735 eye-sketch1757 scribble1824 monography1828 technical drawing1831 chic1844 reversion1848 outline drawing1850 life drawing1867 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §74 Outline drawing and monochrome painting. 1991 New Scientist 24 Aug. 24/3 A standard technique called edge detection, which reduces the image to an outline drawing of the blood vessels. outline map n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > map > [noun] > other types of map mappa mundia1387 mappemondea1393 table1610 Mercator's chart1645 Peutingerian tablea1657 Mercator1694 hemisphere1706 Peutinger1731 road map1741 geological map1798 route map1816 ordnance map1828 outline map1836 contour map1862 index map1869 hypsographical map1881 soil map1898 wheel-map1899 strip map1903 distribution map1947 worm's-eye map1964 topo1970 1836 in N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 258 An Atlas of Outline Maps; intended for the use of Students in Geography. 1911 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 79/2 The outline maps of the arena are so manipulated that it seems to fly past you. 1982 P. Fitzgerald At Freddie's iv. 30 Hannah..gave out some outline maps..on which the children were to fill in the capitals of Europe. outline sketch n. 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 1835 Knickerbocker 6 63 I present an outline sketch of one of that species of the genus homo..which Custom has christened with the expressive appellation of Loafer! 1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times vi. 188 The facts already ascertained..supply us with the elements of an outline sketch. 1992 Artist's & Illustrator's Mag. May 20 Once I am happy with the outline sketch, I then roughly shade and mark out wrinkles. C2. outline plan n. a draft or sketch plan lacking details. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > a plan redeeOE devicec1290 casta1300 went1303 ordinancec1385 intentc1386 imaginationa1393 drifta1535 draught1535 forecast1535 platform1547 ground-plat?a1560 table1560 convoy1565 design1565 plat1574 ground-plota1586 plot1587 reach1587 theory1593 game1595 projectment1611 projecting1616 navation1628 approach1633 view1634 plan1635 systema1648 sophism1657 manage1667 brouillon1678 speculationa1684 sketch1697 to take measures1698 method1704 scheme1704 lines1760 outline1760 measure1767 restorative1821 ground plan1834 strategy1834 programme1837 ticket1842 project1849 outline plan1850 layout1867 draft1879 dart1882 lurk1916 schema1939 lick1955 1850 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 140 169 Outline plan carefully constructed from the heart of an embryo, measuring 5 inches from the vertex to the coccyx. 1972 Guardian 5 Aug. 11/2 Westminster City Council are sitting on outline plans to knock down..a tenement of 89 flats. 1986 I. F. Roberts & L. M. Cantor Further Educ. Today 156 The decision to establish institutes of higher education..did not materialize wholly in the form proposed in the outline plan. outline planning application n. British an application for outline planning permission. ΚΠ 1973 Guardian 25 Apr. 8/7 A meeting has been called..to protest against an outline planning application..for underground mining in the parish. 1992 Oxfordshire Bull. Nov. 9/3 An outline planning application has now been submitted for the construction of a Nursing Home. outline planning permission n. British permission sought by or from an authority to proceed in principle with building, demolition, or industrial development. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > permission for planning or development planning permission1944 outline planning permission1968 1968 Act 16 & 17 Eliz. II c. 72 §66 ‘Outline planning permission’ means planning permission granted, in accordance with the provisions of a development order, with the reservation for subsequent approval by the local planning authority or the Minister of matters..not particularised in the application. 1992 A. Taylor Raven on Water 38 I've got outline planning permission for a shopping complex with secondary access..via that bit of wasteland by your house. outline stitch n. Embroidery a stitch used for outlining a design, etc.; spec. = stem stitch n. at stem n.1 Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > stitch > other chain-stitch1598 French knot1623 picot1623 petty-point1632 tent-stitch1639 brede-stitch1640 herringbone stitch1659 satin stitch1664 feather-stitch1835 Gobelin stitch1838 crowfoot1839 seedingc1840 German stitch1842 petit point1842 long stitch1849 looped stitch1851 hem-stitch1853 loop-stitch1853 faggot stitch1854 spider-wheel1868 dot stitch1869 picot stitch1869 slip-stitch1872 coral-stitch1873 stem stitch1873 rope stitch1875 Vienna cross stitch1876 witch stitch1876 pin stitch1878 seed stitch1879 cushion-stitch1880 Japanese stitch1880 darning-stitch1881 Kensington stitch1881 knot-stitch1881 bullion knot1882 cable pattern1882 Italian stitch1882 lattice-stitch1882 queen stitch1882 rice stitch1882 shadow-stitch1882 ship-ladder1882 spider-stitch1882 stem1882 Vandyke stitch1882 warp-stitch1882 wheel-stitch1882 basket-stitch1883 outline stitch1885 pointing1888 bullion stitchc1890 cable-stitchc1890 oriental stitchc1890 Turkish stitchc1890 Romanian stitch1894 shell-stitch1895 saddle stitch1899 magic stitch1900 plumage-stitch1900 saddle stitching1902 German knot stitch1903 trellis1912 padding stitch1913 straight stitch1918 Hungarian stitch1921 trellis stitch1921 lazy daisy1923 diamond stitchc1926 darning1930 faggot filling stitch1934 fly stitch1934 magic chain stitch1934 glove stitch1964 pad stitch1964 1885 Weldon's Pract. Needlework II. 7/1 Crewel or Stem Stitch, also called Outline Stitch, is the chief and most-used stitch for crewel work. 1908 M. E. Morgan How to dress Doll iii. 34 Fill in with the chain or outline stitch and work with the embroidery buttonhole stitch. 1993 Daily Oklahoman (Nexis) 16 May 4 Since they didn't know how to embroider, the first thing I did was teach them the outline stitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). outlinev. 1. a. transitive. To draw the exterior line or contour of; to draw in outline. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > draw [verb (transitive)] > in specific manner trick1545 purfle1601 profile1715 outline?1790 black1840 to line in1886 ?1790 J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles (new ed.) 28 in School of Arts (ed. 2) Having outlined the folds, and the other parts of drapery, you may next attempt the shadowing your figure. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. iii. 46 The ornament is merely outlined upon them with a fine incision. 1886 J. S. Corbett Fall of Asgard I. 12 Two fierce dragons were outlined on its haft. 1973 E. Wilson Embroidery Bk. (1975) ii. 145 When doing needlepoint with tent stitch, outline the shapes first and then fill them in afterwards. 1985 Draw It! Paint It! v. lv. 1529 (heading) Outline the composition. b. transitive. To indicate or define the outline of. Chiefly in passive (with adverbial noun phrase): to be defined in outline. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > shape or give shape to [verb (transitive)] > give outline to to quarter out1600 outline1817 profile1823 skeleton1861 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > bound or form boundary of [verb (transitive)] > fix boundary of meteeOE markeOE mereOE bound1393 determinea1398 terminea1398 rede1415 measurea1513 butt1523 space1548 limit1555 determinate1563 to mark out1611 contermine1624 to run out1671 verge1759 demarcate1816 outline1817 define1843 rope1862 delimit1879 delimitate1879 1817 L. Hunt On Avon in Poet. Wks. (1860) 256 All things appear Strong outlined in the spacious atmosphere. 1849 A. Smith Pottleton Legacy (repr.) 176 The great room was outlined with laurel leaves. 1884 Harper's Mag. Jan. 197/1 White marble crosses.., outlined against the blue sky. 1942 E. Langley Pea Pickers xi. 157 Blue saw Jim's shadow outlined sharp and black and huge on the roof of his tent. 1985 G. Naylor Linden Hills 283 Tiny electrical stars..outlined the driveways and roofs. ΚΠ 1890 Nature 30 Oct. 651 It has not yet been found possible to outline exactly the eastern limit of the sea. 2. transitive. To describe the broad outlines or main features of; to sketch in general terms, summarize. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > describe [verb (transitive)] > sketch or outline to shape forth1579 sketch1694 sketch1695 outline1855 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic Hist. Introd. vii. 45 The early progress of the religious reformation..will be outlined in a separate chapter. 1880 Daily News 18 Dec. The scheme outlined in Mr. Bright's speech. 1922 Q. Rev. Jan. 125 King Charles has made his second attempt to ascend the Hungarian Throne. In the circumstances out-lined above it was doomed to failure. 1989 Japan Times 15 May 3/3 He outlined a new U.S. attitude toward relations with the Soviet Union. Derivatives ˈoutlined adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having a definite outline > thrown up in outline outlined1798 silhouetted1894 skylined1905 skiagraphic1977 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > clearly visible > sharp or distinct > silhouetted outlined1798 skylined1905 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > in specific manner well-drawn1558 superficial1603 monogrammala1620 designed1624 side-drawna1657 monogrammical1686 monogrammic1721 monographic1731 outlined1798 free-hand1841 hand-drawn1850 matchstick1951 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 26 249 Accompanied with outlined engravings of their leading works. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxi. 273 An outlined ridge of doubtful mountain land. 1991 Artist Nov. 26/3 These outlined areas were then hatched into quite crudely with the same selection of colours. ˈoutlining n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [adjective] > having a definite outline > indicating the outline outlining1795 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > drawing in specific manner purfling1601 outlining1795 lining1823 sketching1824 free-hand1841 model-drawing1843 cartooning1846 line-work1895 1795 J. Farington Diary 4 June (1978) II. 349 Smirke thinks it a good scheme, to paint upon some of my drawings begun on paper, by which I shall save the troubling of outlining. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 94 Faint outlinings, of curved form, on a sandstone layer, like the outline left by a wave along the limit where it dies out upon a beach. 1898 P. Manson Trop. Dis. xxiii. 355 Careful outlining of the upper and lower boundaries [of the area] may discover a limited and dome-like increase in one direction. 1992 Stars Mag. 8 Nov. 12/2 Bennett's ‘Cape Pines’ has a Van Gogh-like intensity, with its dynamic brushwork and purple outlining. 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