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      silhouettes
      noun
      a drawing of the outline of an object
      an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
      verb
      represent by a silhouette
      project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
      Roots
      silhouettesilhouette- · Eponym · from finance minister Silhouette
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