Outline
['aʊtlaɪn]
Definition
(noun.) a schematic or preliminary plan.
(noun.) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory.
(noun.) the line that appears to bound an object.
Checked by Bertrand--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
(n.) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.
(n.) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
(n.) Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
(v. t.) To draw the outline of.
(v. t.) Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.
Editor: Milton
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Contour.[2]. Sketch, plan, draft, delineation, drawing, rough draft.
Editor: Sonya
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Delineation, sketch, contour, draft, plan
ANT:Form, substance, figure, object, subject, field, ground, bulk, space
Typist: Maxine
Definition
n. the outer line: the lines by which any figure is bounded: a sketch showing only the main lines: a draft: a set-line in fishing.—v.t. to draw the exterior line of: to delineate or sketch.—adj. Outlin′ear like an outline.
Typist: Miguel
Examples
- I reassured him on this point, and, as well as I could, I showed him the mere outline of my experience. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A few men, philosophers or lovers of wisdom--or truth--may by study learn at least in outline the proper patterns of true existence. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The Edison concentrating plant has been sketched in the briefest outline with a view of affording merely a bare idea of the great work of its projector. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- To win the money, fairly or otherwise, and to hand it contemptuously to Thomasin in her aunt's presence, had been the dim outline of his purpose. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In this _Outline_ we have sought to show two great systems of development interacting in the story of human society. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Mrs. Bry's admiration was a mirror in which Lily's self-complacency recovered its lost outline. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The broad outline of the history of Egypt is simpler than the history of Mesopotamia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The general scheme, briefly outlined, is to prepare a model and plans of the house to be cast, and then to design a set of molds in sections of convenient size. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- After weeks of work he brought his teacher a remarkably exact map of the world, drawn to scale, and outlined in ink on paper pasted on linen, and fastened on two rollers. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Moreover he outlined and partly drafted an epic poem on the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I could see his black figure clearly outlined against the green behind him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The track of a horse was plainly outlined in the soft earth in front of him, and the shoe which he took from his pocket exactly fitted the impression. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The epoch of good clothes for the people, with all that it means in the fight upward from degradation, began in this century, and it was due to the inventions which have been above outlined. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The first time thou outlined it I understood it as well as I will ever understand it, Pilar whispered to him. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- To go thither, to escape across the Ohio river, were the first hurried outlines of her plan of escape; beyond that, she could only hope in God. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It outlines his plan for the establishment of the American Philosophical Society. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Such have been the general outlines of the policy of the different European nations with regard to their colonies. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Far ahead of us and a trifle to the right we could distinguish the outlines of low mountains. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- You cannot go to any of the great philosophers even for the outlines of a statecraft which shall be fairly complete, and relevant to American life. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Much of this map is of course speculative, but its broad outlines must be fairly like those of the world in which men first became men. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- However, the intense darkness dilated the pupils of our eyes so as to make them very sensitive, and we could just see at times the outlines of the road. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It was then easy enough to obtain a fairly accurate silhouette, by either outlining the profile or cutting it out from the screen. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After outlining the duties of the meter man, Edison says: I should not take too young a man for this, say, a man from twenty-three to thirty years old, bright and businesslike. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In outlining a ripple they have forgotten the tides. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Typist: Lottie