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
- noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
- noun A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
- 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.
- noun A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
mold — full definition
- noun A hollow container used to shape a liquid or soft substance as it sets or hardens.
- verb To shape something, or to influence how a person or thing develops.
- noun A fuzzy fungal growth that develops on food or damp surfaces.