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boceto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adumbration noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
  • cartoon noun A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
  • outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.

Senses

boceto is used for these senses in English:

  • adumbration (countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
  • cartoon (arts) An artist's preliminary sketch.
  • outline A general description of some subject.
  • outline A statement summarizing the important points of a text.

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.

cartoon — full definition

  1. noun A humorous or satirical drawing, often with a caption.
  2. noun An animated film or television show.
  3. verb To draw in a cartoon style, or to caricature.

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