contour
Cross references:
1. outline
1. con.tour \'ka:n-.tu.(*)r\ n [F, fr. It contorno fr. contornare to round
off, sketch in outline,] fr. L com- + tornare to turn in a lathe, fr.
tornus lathe : the outline of an esp. curving or irregular figure; also :
the l ine representing this outline
2. contour vt 1a: to shape the contour of 1b: to shape to fit contours 2:
to construct (as a road) in conformity to a contour
3. contour aj 1: following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along
them to reta rd erosion of sloping land by runoff rainwater {~ plowing} 2:
made to fit the contour of something