silhouetとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

silhouet (plural silhouets)

1. (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of silhouette.
   • 1907 April 4, “Colonial Relics”, in William Hayes Ward, editor, The Independent, volume LXII, number 3044, New York, N.Y.: The Independent, […], →OCLC, page 812, column 2:

     [A] portion of the John Boyd Thatcher collection of commissions, documents, autograph letters and portraits; a case containing silhouets of famous Colonial personages, a silhouet ring, some smoked silhouets, […]

   • 1916, Chemical Abstracts, volume 9, American Chemical Society, page 2340:

     If a soln. of Ag resinate in benzene be exposed to partial illumination by means of a silhouet it is found that the Ag is deposited on the illuminated part.

   • 1921, Current Opinion, volume 70, page 560, column 1:

     The silhouets on this page, illustrating the coming contest between Dempsey and Charpentier, were cut out with an ordinary pair of nail scissors for Vanity Fair by Hunt Diederich.

   • 1926 February 13, Elita Miller Lenz, “Feminine Frills [Fashion Highlights]”, in The Billboard: The Theatrical Digest and Show World Review, volume XXXVIII, number 7, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Billboard Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 38, column 4:

     Dresses have departed from the straight-line severity of last season and show great diversity of design. One may choose the semi-princess silhouet or the flared peplum, the bloused silhouet, the bolero or the caplet effects.

   • 1936, Missouri Ruralist, volume 77, page 11:

     You’ve heard a lot this season about the new Princess silhouet that makes this year’s dressy coat look so different. This silhouet features broad shoulders, a fitted, slim bodice and waistline, with full, flared swing skirt.

   • 1978, Automotive News:

     They were rather fast silhouets, and the shapes were very fluid compared with the intermediates before the ’68 models.

   • 2004, International Architecture Competition: Ephemeral Structures in the City of Athens, →ISBN, page 22, column 2:

     The silhouet of the canopy is everywhere in the city.