n. & v.
--n.
1. a representation of a person or thing showing the outline only, usu. done in solid black on white or cut from paper.
2 the dark shadow or outline of a person or thing against a lighter background.
--v.tr. represent or (usu. in passive) show in silhouette.
Phrases and idioms:
in silhouette seen or placed in outline.
Etymology: {Eacute}tienne de Silhouette, Fr. author and politician d. 1767