Outline

Meaning

Noun

●

A

the

of an

figure.

●

The

of an

or figure.

●

A

or

in which

are

in

without shading.

●

A general

of some subject.

●

A

the important

of a text.

●

A

for a project.

●

In Film:

A

of

to be

a

;

and more

than a treatment.

●

In Fishing:

A

or trotline.

Verb

●

To

an

of.

●

To summarize.

●

In Compilation:

To

for

by

with

calls.

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Origin

outline

English

line

English

ligner

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

lin

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

line

Middle English (1100-1500)

out

English

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