What does "adumbration" mean?
Adumbration: A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing. Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. Bp. Horsley.
Additional senses
- 2.(Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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