outlinen.
/ˈaʊtlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
/ˈaʊtlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌlaɪn/ 1. † c. transitive. To trace or ascertain the outline of (an area). Obsolete.
a. transitive. To draw the exterior line or contour of; to draw in outline.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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