Treweyism

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noun

shadowgraphy (producing silhouettes as a form of entertainment)

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Meanings

nounTreweyism (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountableshadowgraphy (producing silhouettes as a form of entertainment)

    The Paris Figaro has described the work of this fantaisisto as "Treweyism," and Illustration and La Nature never fail to send their staff artists behind the scenes to make sketches of the ombromanist's latest creations.

    1901, Albert Allis Hopkins, Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shadowgraphy

Origin

Named after the French entertainer Félicien Trewey (1848–1920) + -ism.

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APA

Treweyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Treweyism

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Chicago

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