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silhouette

si luh wet

  • n  an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
  • n  a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
  • v  project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette
  • v  represent by a silhouette

  • While other designers were cutting and draping their silhouettes, Kawakubo was slashing and shredding and twisting and sculpting hers.
  • The future is a terrible place, but at least it's pretty stylin' it looks like an animated title sequence from a 1960s movie, all angular graphics and silhouettes and primary .
  • Her silhouettes throw themselves against the wall and don't blink.
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  • Zoe Saldana in Adrants
    Of the line which aims to create "a more revealing silhouette," Saldana said, "Calvin Klein has always put forth such beautifully executed campaigns. It's very exciting for me to be associated with such an iconic, globally recognized brand...
  • Dominique de Villepin in International Herald Tribune
    Through his voice, his allure, his panache, Philippe Noiret knew how to seize and express something within the French soul,Villepin said in a statement. "The silhouette and the voice, so tender and familiar, will be missed by all."
  • Jasper Conran in Reuters Canada
    There has been a lot of embroideries and florals and I wanted to do something much more three dimensional, about silhouette, shape and form,Conran told reporters after the show at the Royal Academy of Arts.

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