·vt To draw the outline of.
II. Outline ·noun A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
III. Outline ·vt Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.
IV. Outline ·noun The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
V. Outline ·noun In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.
VI. Outline ·noun Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, ·etc.; as, the outline of a speech.