silhouette
ਛਾਇਆ
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
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.
she paused to see its 'silhouette' against the dimming sky
In one painting enigmatically titled Hoovering, there appears to be a black 'silhouette' of a rabbit.
‘You always manage to look beautiful,’ he complimented her, admiring her 'silhouette' in the dim light.
The dark 'silhouette' of an imposing dome, still covered with scaffolding, can be seen through a snowstorm.
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.
As she looked over towards Erik, Maria could only make out his 'silhouette' in the dim light.
I saw some footage of the dark 'silhouette' of New York city: just the outline in the night.
A 'silhouette' shadowed the light for a moment, and then a torch bracket in the wall was lit.
Sugiura often uses the photogram as a paper negative to print a positive, in which the subject becomes a black 'silhouette' .
Participants indicate the silhouette that most closely resembles their perceived body shape, and the 'silhouette' which best represents their ideal figure.
we can always use a 'silhouette' of Father Christmas
There was a pale light inside and a shadow stood before the light, the 'silhouette' of a child.
On the screen was a white 'silhouette' against a black backdrop.
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.
At first sight, it was dark and only faint 'silhouettes' could be seen with the faint light radiating from the doorway.
The three of them were 'silhouetted' , one of the adults crouching, the boy standing at his shoulder.
As I was laying there on the cool grass, looking up at the starlit and crescent moon sky and dark 'silhouettes' of roses, I felt more at peace than I had in awhile.
The dark 'silhouettes' of palm trees stood out against a deepening magenta sky.
Before the young man knew what was happening, two of the figures at the alley's entrance fell silently, 'silhouetting' another dark figure with a silver longsword in his or her hand.
Across the dark horizon the moon 'silhouetted' a small town which came into view soon enough.
She's done so through her now trademark 'silhouettes' , large black paper cut-outs set against stark white walls.
All I could see were glowing puffs in the west: gloriously orange and then mellowing to a yellow and peaking to a pink: all the time 'silhouetting' the city that stretched small in front of it.
Dark 'silhouettes' lurched crazily in the flickering light, while the pub doors creaked and slammed threatrically in the wind.
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 artwork is replete with puns that play on the shapes and 'silhouettes' of individual motifs.
I opened the closet, and picked out a Hawaiian shirt at random, this one being red with black 'silhouettes' of dragons on it.
Among the items on view are paintings, drawings, prints, posters, sculptures, zinc 'silhouettes' and ephemera.
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.
A tiny black dot is 'silhouetted' against the massive bright disc that is the sun, moving slowly across the bottom.
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