foreshortens
- present tense form of foreshorten (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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His knowledge of anatomy is great and he foreshortens on canvas and ceiling astonishingly before the advent of Michael Angelo.
From Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
The prophet always foreshortens his revelation, and generally blends the city of God with a vision of his own country transfigured.
From Outspoken Essays by Inge, William Ralph
The long hair hanging down from the body foreshortens the appearance of the legs and gives a quaint look to the moving herd.
From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans
It was quite impossible to reach Abdul—he was receding as the horizon recedes when a clear atmosphere foreshortens the distance.
From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma
In the light of a vivid recollection, the long tract between fades and foreshortens, till only the Then and the Now are notable.
From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian
