Outline(n.)
- The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
Outline(n.)
- In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.
Outline(n.)
- A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
Outline(n.)
- Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.