outline
1. out.line \'au.t-.li-n\ n 1a: a line that marks the outer limits of an
object or figure : BOUNDA RY 1b: CONTOUR, SHAPE 2a: a style of drawing in
which contours are marked without shading 2b: a sketch in outline 3a: a
summary of a written work 3b: SYNOPSIS 4: a preliminary account of a
project : PLAN 5: a fishing line set out overnight : TROTLINE s to a line
marking the outer limits or edges of a body or mass; CONTOUR stresses the
quality of an outline or a bounding surface as being smooth, jagged,
curving, or sharply angled; PROFILE suggests a varied and sharply defined
outline against a lighter background; SILHOUETTE suggests a shape esp. of a
head or figure with all detail blacked out in shadow leaving only the
outline clearly defined SYN syn CONTOUR, PROFILE, SILHOUETTE: OUTLINE
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2. outline vt 1: to draw the outline of 2: to indicate the principal
features or different parts of