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. ]
[ 1913 Webster ]
Profile paper (Civil Engin.),
v. t.
Profiling machine,
n. (Fort.) In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who takes profiles. [ 1913 Webster ]