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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Adumbration

· Ad·um·bra·tion · IPA /ˌædəmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
01 n. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
  1. 1.
    The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
  2. 2.
    A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.
    “Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth.” — Bp. Horsley.
  3. 3.
    The shadow or outlines of a figure.(Her.)