shadowgraphy

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Hand shadows of various creatures

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shadowgraphy (usually uncountable, plural shadowgraphies)

  1. The creation of shadowgraph images.
    Synonym: (dated) Treweyism
  2. The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
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