silhouette
સિલુએટ
definition
verb
the castle was silhouetted against the sky
cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a lighter background.
noun
The design of their silhouettes against the light background with full windows is reminiscent of a Japanese screen.
the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.
example
‘You always manage to look beautiful,’ he complimented her, admiring her 'silhouette' in the dim light.
As she looked over towards Erik, Maria could only make out his 'silhouette' in the dim light.
On the screen was a white 'silhouette' against a black backdrop.
In one painting enigmatically titled Hoovering, there appears to be a black 'silhouette' of a rabbit.
The new trick - the key to the work - is that Periton now underlays each black 'silhouette' with an exact replica made in a dayglo tone of pink, orange, green or red.
Tim was just starting to cross the grounds, the dark 'silhouette' of the school outlined in the moonlight, when a gasping voice whispered in the shadows.
I saw some footage of the dark 'silhouette' of New York city: just the outline in the night.
Sugiura often uses the photogram as a paper negative to print a positive, in which the subject becomes a black 'silhouette' .
There was a pale light inside and a shadow stood before the light, the 'silhouette' of a child.
A 'silhouette' shadowed the light for a moment, and then a torch bracket in the wall was lit.
we can always use a 'silhouette' of Father Christmas
she paused to see its 'silhouette' against the dimming sky
The path wound its way to a summit; the route being marked by a chain of cairns, on the highest of which a trident had been placed so that its 'silhouette' was visible from far below.
The dark 'silhouette' of an imposing dome, still covered with scaffolding, can be seen through a snowstorm.
Participants indicate the silhouette that most closely resembles their perceived body shape, and the 'silhouette' which best represents their ideal figure.
Flurries of snow drift down gently outside our windows, through which we can just make out the dark 'silhouettes' of the surrounding peaks.
She's done so through her now trademark 'silhouettes' , large black paper cut-outs set against stark white walls.
A tiny black dot is 'silhouetted' against the massive bright disc that is the sun, moving slowly across the bottom.
Walls were painted in earth tones, with 'silhouettes' in darker tones of masked dancers in performance.
He anxiously glanced back over his shoulder and saw that the dark 'silhouettes' of countless stumbling figures were pouring into the car park after him.
The dark 'silhouettes' of palm trees stood out against a deepening magenta sky.
In Bryce Canyon in Utah, for example, you would certainly want to concentrate on the shapes of the stone spires by 'silhouetting' them against an open sky or finding patterns in the repeating shapes.
Before we were halfway across the inlet, heading straight for the town, we noticed a faint pink glow appearing low down in the sky ahead, 'silhouetting' the roofs of Mwanza, and this became brighter and rosier as we watched.
These works are positives, so the amphibians are sharp, black 'silhouettes' .
The method is found in many periods of art from the 'silhouettes' of hands in palaeolithic cave paintings, in Egyptian art, and on Greek vases.
The design of their 'silhouettes' against the light background with full windows is reminiscent of a Japanese screen.
A streak of lightning spiderwebbed across the sky above them, 'silhouetting' Samren's figure against the grey sky that was quickly turning black.
On four large glass sheets, Urquhart has painted in black the 'silhouettes' of a tailor's dummy, a piano, a desk and a garden.
At first sight, it was dark and only faint 'silhouettes' could be seen with the faint light radiating from the doorway.
He squinted against the bright sun that 'silhouetted' the figure of the ship.
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