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Pronunciation : Pro"file
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See File arow, and cf. Purfle, Purl, a fringe.]
Definition : 1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
2. (Paint & Sculp.)
Defn: A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pro"file
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See Profile, n.]
Definition : 1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.
2. (Mech.)
Defn: To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it. Profiling machine, a jigging machine.
t. [imp. & p. p. Profiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Profiling]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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