Hypertext Webster Gateway: "profile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Profile \Pro"file\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See
{Profile}, n.]
1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an
architectural member.
2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a
cutter around it.
{Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Profile \Pro"file\, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a
thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow,
and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.]
1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
2. (Paint & Sculp.) A human head represented sidewise, or in
a side view; the side face or half face.
3.
(a) (Arch.) A section of any member, made at right angles
with its main lines, showing the exact shape of
moldings and the like.
(b) (Civil Engin.) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section
of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work,
as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions,
grades, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
profile
n 1: a graph representing the extent to which something exhibits
various characteristics
2: a side view representation of an object (especially a human
face)
3: biographical sketch
4: a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the
different horizons or layers
v 1: write about: "The author of this article profiles a famous
painter"
2: represent in profile, by drawing or painting
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