A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
The form of an object as seen by an observer.
A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
An ironic figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite, particularly the negation of a negative quality to say something positive.