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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class II. Words Relating to Space
Section II. Dimensions
3. Centrical Dimensions
1. General

230. Outline.

   NOUN:OUTLINE, circumference; perimeter, periphery; ambit, circuit, lines, tournure [F.], contour, profile, silhouette, relief, lineaments; bounds; coast line.
  ZONE, belt, girth, band, baldric, zodiac, girdle, tire or tyre, cingle [rare], clasp, girt, girth; cordon (inclosure) [See Inclosure]; circlet [See Circularity].
   VERB:OUTLINE, contour, delineate, silhouette, block, sketch, profile; circumscribe [See Circumscription].
   ADJECTIVE:OUTLINED &c. v.; circumferential, perimetric, perimetrical, peripheral.