shadow Copy link Outline 1. umbra2. sometimes perh. sĭmŭlācrum (mere image, external form) • shadow: 1. umbra: I am resolved to follow you like a s., certum est mihi., quasi umbra, te persequi, Pl. Cas. 1, 4: to be afraid of (mere) s.s, umbras timere, Cic. Att. 15, 20. 2. sometimes perh. sĭmŭlācrum (mere image, external form): you are only the s. of yourself, *merum simulacrum tui ipsius esse videris: v. phantom. Phr.: not a s. of an excuse, *nulla ne minima quidem excusatio.