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profil perdu

profil perdu noun: a view of the subject from partially behind, such that only one side of the face is visible.

profil perdu: a view of the subject from partially behind, such that only one side of the face is visible
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Noun

profil perdu

  1. (painting) A view of the subject from partially behind, such that only one side of the face is visible.

Questions about profil perdu

What does profil perdu mean?
Profil perdu means a view of the subject from partially behind, such that only one side of the face is visible.
What part of speech is profil perdu?
Profil perdu is a noun.

Words near profil perdu in the dictionary

  1. proficientness
  2. proficients
  3. profics
  4. proficuous
  5. proficuously
  6. profil perdu
  7. profilable
  8. profilaggrin
  9. profilamentous
  10. profile
  11. profile picture

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