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σκιαγραφέω

σκιαγραφέω, to draw with gradations of light and shade: to sketch out

σκῐᾱγρᾰφ-έω,
  • paint with the shadows, so as to produce an illusion of solidity at a distance, Pass., τὰ πόρρωθεν . . φαινόμενα . . καὶ τὰ ἐσκιαγραφημένα Pl. R. 523b; οἷον -ημένα ἀποστάντι πάντα ἓν φαινόμενα Id. Prm. 165c: metaph., -ημένη ἡδονή deceptive, unreal, opp. παναληθής, καθαρά, Id. R. 583b, cf. 586b, Lg. 663c, Ph. 1.589.
      • 2 surround with a border, outline, βέλεσι σ. τινά, of a juggler, Philostr. VA 2.28:—Pass., to be outlined, ἐσκιαγραφημένοις ἐπιβαλὼν χρώματα ib. 1.2.

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