Found 2 items, similar to adumbration.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: adumbration adumbration n 1: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand [syn: prefiguration, foreshadowing] 2: a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation
English → English (gcide) Definition: Adumbration Adumbration \Ad`um*bra"tion\, n. [L. adumbratio.] 1. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth. [1913 Webster] 2. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing. [1913 Webster] Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. --Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster] 3. (Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure. [1913 Webster]