Adumbration
Pronunciation : Ad`um*bra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. adumbratio.]
Definition : 1. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
2. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing. Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. Bp. Horsley.
3. (Her.)
Defn: The shadow or outlines of a figure.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913