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Webster 1913 Edition
Adumbration
Adˊum-bra′tion
,Noun.
[L.
adumbratio
.] 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.)
The shadow or outlines of a figure.
Webster 1828 Edition
Adumbration
ADUMBRA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of making a shadow or faint resemblance.2.
A faint sketch; an imperfect representation of a thing.3.
In heraldry, the shadow only of a figure, outlined, and painted of a color darker than the field.