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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADUMBRATION

n. 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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ADUMBRATION

Ad `um *bra "tion, n. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: The shadow or outlines of a figure.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

adumbration

ad um bra tion /æ̀dʌmbréɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C ぼんやりとした輪郭 ; 予兆 ; 陰を作ること .