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CONTOURS
Noun
contours
plural of contour
Anagrams
• cornutos, countors, croutons, croĂ»tons, outscorn
Source: Wiktionary
CONTOUR
Con*tour", n. Etym: [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See Turn.]
1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines representing such an outline; the line that bounds; periphery. Titian's coloring and contours. A. Drummond.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: The outline of a horizontal section of the ground, or of works of fortification. Contour feathers (Zoöl.), those feathers that form the general covering of a bird.
– Contour of ground (Surv.), the outline of the surface of ground with respect to its undulation, etc.
– Contour line (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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