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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Pro’file (2 syl.)
 
means shown by a thread. (Italian, profilo; Latin, filum, a thread.) A profile is an outline. In sculpture or painting it means to give the contour or side-face.   1
 


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