contour
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Yes, the contour palette is back, though Patrick says “no-makeup makeup” is still very much here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
Sometimes they are used to contour or shape the nose or lips.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
The simple contour of a chapel, its steeple slightly off-center, stands out from the wall about six inches deep.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
And even that contour was ever-changing, different depending on what form Mansfield took on to please the world.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
Please see The Shape of a Melodyl0 for children's activities covering melodic contour.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Vocabulary lists containing contour
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 3
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