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(1):

(n.) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

(2):

(v. t.) Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.

(3):

(v. t.) To draw the outline of.

(4):

(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.

(5):

(n.) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.

(6):

(n.) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.

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