<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile</li><li>the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper</li><li>a dark image outlined against a lighter background</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>silhouetted</li><li>silhouetting</li><li>to show in or as if in a silhouette</li><li>Printing: to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect</li></ul>