n. a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

n. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

n. a clue that something has been present

n. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

n. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

v. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"

v. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

v. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"