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The line which marks the outer limits of an object or
figure; the exterior line or edge; contour. |
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In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like,
by which the boundary of a figure is indicated. |
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A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a
figure without shading. |
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Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general
indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline
of a speech. |
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To draw the outline of. |
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Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as,
to outline an argument or a campaign. |
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