TIL that the word "silhouette" was just a guy's name (and he had nothing to do with silhouettes)
TIL that the word "silhouette" was just a guy's name (and he had nothing to do with silhouettes)
Apparently he was an advocate for financial austerity, so his name became connected with cheap or discount things. A silhouette was an affordable type of portrait.
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Nice find! I had always assumed it was French for shadow or something along those lines.
17It is french for outline.
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