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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Profile

/prōf'-īlˌ/ · Pro·file · IPA /ˈpɹoʊfaɪl/
01 n. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
  1. 1.
    An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
  2. 2.
    A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face.(Paint & Sculp.)
  3. 3.
    A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.(Arch.)
Phrases & compounds
Profile paper — paper ruled with vertical and horizontal lines forming small oblong rectangles, adapted for drawing profiles.
02 v. t. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.
imp. & p. p. Profiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Profiling
  1. 1.
    to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.
  2. 2.
    To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it.(Mech.)
Phrases & compounds
Profiling machine — a jigging machine.