Definitions
1.NounThe state of being in shadow or shade; a shadow.
2.NounA faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
3.NounThe supposed practice of displaying only outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
4.NounA rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
5.NounThe form of an object as seen by an observer.