Definition of 'silhouette'. silhouette. A silhouette is the solid dark shape that you see when someone or something has a bright light or pale background behind them. The silhouette of something is the outline that it has, which often helps you to recognize it. ...the distinctive silhouette of his ears. [+ of] The shirt's ideal worn loose over leggings or tuck it in for a streamlined silhouette.
As a rule, sheet sizes are (for fitted sheets) as follows: 1  39 inches (99 centimeters) wide by 75 inches (191 centimeters) long for a twin sheet; 2  54 inches (137 centimeters) wide by 75 inches (191 centimeters) long for a double sheet;  59 inches (150 centimeters) by 79 inches (201 centimeters) for queen size beds;
A standard twin mattress is 39 by 75 inches. A king is 76 by 80 inches. This means that a headboard for a king bed is going to be about 76 inches or wider, plenty wide enough to go along the length of a twin bed. Headboards are often slightly wider than the bed for which they are made.