silhouette
silhouette.01 - project a shadow or contour against a background
SILHOUETTE-V NOTES: Roleset added by Julia based on example in Brown corpus. No Vncls. (from silhouette.01-v)Sometimes the lightsource can be the background-- pay attention to the syntax to distinguish Arg-0 from Arg-2 (from silhouette.01-v)
Aliases:
silhouette (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-CAU: lightsource causing the silhouette
ARG1-PPT: theme. the silhouette
ARG2-LOC: background against which the silhouette is seen
ARG1-PPT: theme. the silhouette
ARG2-LOC: background against which the silhouette is seen
Passive with agent
The last I saw as I laid my head upon soft cushions on a down pallet was
JoscelinARG1
silhouettedrel
by lamplightARG0
Passive with background
He was standing now with
his heavy chinARG1
silhouettedrel
against the flickering light of the candle on the tableARG2
.