silhouettenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌsɪl.uˈet/us/ˌsɪl.uˈet/a dark shape seen against a light surface:
The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky.
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Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- bar
- cake
- contour
- geometry
- grain
- marbled
- misshapen
- motif
- mottled
- paisley
- spotted
- streak
- stripe
- striped
- stripy
- styloid
- take shape idiom
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