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Foreshorten

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(1):

(v. t.) To represent on a plane surface, as if extended in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to shorten by drawing in perspective.

(2):

(v. t.) Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Foreshorten'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/foreshorten.html. 1828.
 
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