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|Definition=ἡ, <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[painting with the shadows]] (cf. [[σκιαγραφέω]]), so as to produce an illusion of solidity at a distance, [[scene-painting]], σ. ἀσαφεῖ καὶ ἀπατηλῷ χρώμεθα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span>107d</span>; σκιαγραφίαν ἀρετῆς περιγραπτέον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">R.</span>365c</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">602d</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phd.</span>69b</span>, Numen. ap. <span class="bibl">Eus.<span class="title">PE</span>14.5</span>, <span class="bibl">26</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ σ. καὶ τὰ ἐνύπνια</b>, compared as being both illusory, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Metaph.</span>1024b23</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ δημηγορικὴ λέξις ἔοικε τῇ σ</b>., i.e. in being calculated for effect, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1414a8</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D.C.52.7</span>.</span>