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Definition of Adumbretion

Ad`um*bra"tion (&?;), n. [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's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.
  • A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.
         Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. -Bp. Horsley.
  • (Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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