silhouet

plural silhouets

1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of silhouette.

   They were rather fast silhouets, and the shapes were very fluid compared with the intermediates before the ’68 models.

   1978, Automotive News

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   [A] portion of the John Boyd Thatcher^([sic]) collection of commissions, documents, autograph letters and portraits; a case containing silhouets of famous Colonial personages, a silhouet ring, some smoked silhouets, […]

   1907 April 4, “Colonial Relics”, in William Hayes Ward, editor, The Independent, volume LXII, number 3044, New York, N.Y.: The Independent, […], →OCLC, page 812, column 2

   If a soln. of Ag resinate in benzene be exposed to partial illumination by means of a silhouet it is found that the Ag is deposited on the illuminated part.

   1916, Chemical Abstracts, volume 9, American Chemical Society, page 2340

   The silhouets on this page, illustrating the coming contest between Dempsey and Charpentier, were cut out with an ordinary pair of nail scissors for Vanity Fair by Hunt Diederich.

   1921, Current Opinion, volume 70, page 560, column 1

   Dresses have departed from the straight-line severity of last season and show great diversity of design. One may choose the semi-princess silhouet or the flared peplum, the bloused silhouet, the bolero or the caplet effects.

   1926 February 13, Elita Miller Lenz, “Feminine Frills [Fashion Highlights]”, in The Billboard: The Theatrical Digest and Show World Review, volume XXXVIII, number 7, Cincinnati, Oh.: The Billboard Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 38, column 4

   You’ve heard a lot this season about the new Princess silhouet that makes this year’s dressy coat look so different. This silhouet features broad shoulders, a fitted, slim bodice and waistline, with full, flared swing skirt.

   1936, Missouri Ruralist, volume 77, page 11