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I. noun Date: 1662 1. a line that marks the outer limits of an object or figure ; boundary , shape , 2. a style of drawing in which contours are marked without shading, a sketch in ~, 3. a condensed treatment of a particular subject , a summary of a written work ; synopsis , a preliminary account of a project ; plan , a fishing line set out overnight, Synonyms: see: ~ II. transitive verb Date: circa 1790 to draw the ~ of, to indicate the principal features or different parts of