σκιαγραφέω

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English (LSJ)

   A paint with the shadows, so as to produce an illusion of solidity at a distance, Pass., τὰ πόρρωθεν . . φαινόμενα . . καὶ τὰ ἐσκιαγραφημένα Pl.R.523b; οἷον -ημένα ἀποστάντι πάντα ἓν φαινόμενα Id.Prm.165c: metaph., -ημένη ἡδονή deceptive, unreal, opp. παναληθής, καθαρά, Id.R.583b, cf. 586b, Lg.663c, Ph.1.589.    2 surround with a border, outline, βέλεσι σ. τινά, of a juggler, Philostr. VA2.28:—Pass., to be outlined, ἐσκιαγραφημένοις ἐπιβαλὼν χρώματα ib.1.2.