Dictionary entry

Profile (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.