Outline

aperçu

(general description of some subject)

contour

(line marking the boundary of an object figure)

esquisse

(sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading)

résumé

(statement summarizing the important points of a text)

silhouette

(outer shape of an object or figure)

synopsis

((film industry) a prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay)

ébauche

(preliminary plan of a project)

entourer

(to draw an outline of something)