silhouette.html - 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.

in silhouette seen or placed in outline. [òtienne de Silhouette, Fr. author and politician d. 1767]

silhouette.html - 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.

in silhouette seen or placed in outline. [òtienne de Silhouette, Fr. author and politician d. 1767]

silhouette.html - 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.

in silhouette seen or placed in outline. [òtienne de Silhouette, Fr. author and politician d. 1767]

silhouette.html - If you say nothing or do not say no to something, it means that you agree. - A proverb. * /Don't be afraid to say, if you don't like something. Silence gives consent./

silhouette.html - {n.}, {informal} The large majority of people who, unlike the militants, do not make their political and social views known by marching and demonstrating and who, presumably, can swing an election one way or the other. * /Sidney Miltner is a member of the silent majority./

silhouette.html - See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH, EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING, HAND SOMETHING TO ONE ON A SILVER PLATTER.