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• sil — sil·ane; sil·crete; sil·hou·et·tist; sil·i·ca; sil·i·cane; sil·i·ca·tion; sil·i·ca·ti·za·tion; sil·i·ca·tor; sil·i·cic·o·lous; sil·i·cide; sil·i·cif·er·ous; sil·i·ci·sponge; sil·i·ci·spon·gi·ae; sil·i·cize; sil·i·cle; sil·i·co·aluminate;… …   English syllables

• hou — boe·del·hou·der; boe·del·hou·ding; cat·a·hou·la; hou·ba·ra; hou·dan; hou·die; hou·dry; hou·here; hou·ri; hou·sa·ton·ic; hou·tou; hou·va·ri; ku·ma·ra·hou; sil·hou·et·tist; stack·hou·sia; stack·hou·si·a·ce·ae; wa·re·hou; sil·hou·ette; bal·la·hou; …   English syllables

• ette — fan·chon·ette; farm·er·ette; fea·tur·ette; flan·nel·ette; heif·er·ette; his·to·ri·ette; kitch·en·ette; la·fay·ette; laun·der·ette; lay·ette; Leath·er·ette; lec·tur·ette; lunch·eon·ette; ma·jor·ette; mi·gnon·ette; min·ion·ette; nov·el·ette;… …   English syllables

• silhouette — sil·hou·ette …   English syllables

• silhouette — sil·hou·ette (sil″ə wetґ) [Fr.] the outline or contour of a thing …   Medical dictionary

• silhouette — sil|hou|ette [ˌsıluˈet] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: , from Étienne de Silhouette (1709 67), French politician famous for not liking to spend money, and therefore appropriately giving his name to a cheap simple picture] 1.) [U and C] a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• silhouette — sil|hou|ette [ ,sılu et ] noun count 1. ) the dark shape or shadow of something, especially something that you cannot see clearly: The silhouette of a bird crossed the night sky. 2. ) an image or drawing showing only the shape of something a )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• silhouette — sil•hou•ette [[t]ˌsɪl uˈɛt[/t]] n. v. et•ted, et•ting 1) a two dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a person s profile, filled in with black or another color 2) the outline or general shape of something 3) a dark image… …   From formal English to slang

• Silhouette — Sil hou*ette , n. [F.; so called from Etienne de Silhoutte, a French minister of finance in 1759, whise diversion it was to make such portraits on the walls of his apartments.] A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Silhouette — Sil hou*ette , v. t. To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette. [Recent] [1913 Webster] A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky. The Century. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English