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Umriß — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adumbration noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
  • mold noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
  • outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.

Senses

Umriß is used for these senses in English:

  • adumbration (countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
  • mold A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
  • outline A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
  • outline The outer shape of an object or figure.

adumbration — full definition

  1. noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
  2. noun A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
  3. noun The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
  4. noun A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.

mold — full definition

  1. noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
  2. verb To shape something, or to influence how a person or thing develops.
  3. noun A fuzzy fungal growth that develops on food or damp surfaces.

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