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Share This sketch Audio Help / skɛtʃ / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ skech ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, esp. a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
2. a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book.
3. a brief or hasty outline of facts, occurrences, etc.: a sketch of his life.
4. a short, usually descriptive, essay, history, or story.
5. a short play or slight dramatic performance, as one forming part of a vaudeville program.
–verb (used with object)
7. to set forth in a brief or general account: He sketched his own part in the affair.
8. Metallurgy .
–verb (used without object) 9. to make a sketch or sketches.
[Origin:
1660–70; < D
schets (n.) ≪ It
schizzo < L
schedium extemporaneous poem, n. use of neut. of
schedius extempore < Gk
schédios ]
—Related forms sketcher, noun
sketch·ing·ly, adverb
sketchlike, adjective
—Synonyms 2 . outline.
5 . skit, act, routine.
6 . draw, outline, design, rough out, delineate, represent.
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A hasty or undetailed drawing or painting often made as a preliminary study.
A brief general account or presentation; an outline.
A brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or a short story.
Music A brief composition, especially for the piano.A short, often satirical scene or play in a revue or variety show; a skit.
Informal An amusing person.sketched , sketch·ing , sketch·es
tr.
intr.
schets , from Italian schizzo , from schizzare , to splash , of imitative origin .]
sketch'er n.
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"rough drawing intended to serve as the bases for a finished picture," 1668, from Du.
schets, from It.
schizzo "sketch, drawing," lit. "a splash, squirt," from
schizzare "to splash or squirt," of uncertain origin, perhaps from L.
schedium "an extemporaneous poem," from Gk.
skedios "temporary, extemporaneous," related to
skhein , aor. inf. of
ekhein "to have" (see
scheme ). Ger.
Skizze , Fr.
esquisse , Sp.
esquicio are from Italian. The verb is attested from 1694. Extended sense of "brief account" is from 1668; meaning "short play or performance, usually comic" is from 1789.
Sketchy first recorded 1805.
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Share This sketch noun 1. preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" 2. a brief literary description 3. short descriptive summary (of events) 4. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine [syn: cartoon ] verb 1. make a sketch of; "sketch the building" 2. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
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Share This sketch 1 [sketʃ] noun
a rough plan, drawing or painting
Example:
He made several sketches before starting the portrait.
Arabic: رَسْم تَخْطيطي Chinese (Simplified): 草图 Chinese (Traditional): 草圖 Czech: skica Danish: skitse Dutch: schets Estonian: kavand, skits Finnish: luonnos French: croquis, esquisse German: die Skizze Greek: πρόχειρο σχέδιο, σκίτσο Hungarian: vázlat Icelandic: skissa Indonesian: sketsa Italian: schizzo, disegno
Japanese: スケッチ Korean: 스케치, 사생화 Latvian: skice; etīde; uzmetums Lithuanian: eskizas, škicas Norwegian: skisse, utkast Polish: szkic Portuguese (Brazil): esboço, croqui Portuguese (Portugal): esboço Romanian: crochiu, desen, schiţă Russian: эскиз, набросок Slovak: skica Slovenian: skica Spanish: esbozo, croquis Swedish: skiss Turkish: taslak, kroki
sketch 2 [sketʃ] noun
a short (written or spoken) account without many details
Example:
The book began with a sketch of the author's life.
Arabic: لَمْحَه موجَزَه Chinese (Simplified): 概略 Chinese (Traditional): 概略 Czech: nástin Danish: rids Dutch: schets Estonian: lühikokkuvõte Finnish: yhteenveto French: résumé German: die Skizze Greek: σκιαγράφημα, γενικό διάγραμμα Hungarian: rövid életrajz, jellemzés Icelandic: ágrip Indonesian: ringkasan Italian: profilo
Japanese: 概略 Korean: 개략, 대요 Latvian: (īss) apraksts; pārstāsts Lithuanian: apybraiža, trumpa apžvalga Norwegian: skildring, skisse Polish: ogólny zarys Portuguese (Brazil): esboço Portuguese (Portugal): esboço Romanian: rezumat Russian: очерк Slovak: náčrt Slovenian: kratek prikaz Spanish: boceto, borrador, esquema Swedish: konturer, grunddrag Turkish: kısa tanım, kesim
sketch 3 [sketʃ] noun
a short play, dramatic scene etc
Example:
a comic sketch
Arabic: مَشْهَد مَسْرَحي Chinese (Simplified): 短剧 Chinese (Traditional): 短劇 Czech: skeč Danish: sketch Dutch: schets Estonian: sketð Finnish: sketsi French: sketch, saynète German: der Sketch Greek: σκετς Hungarian: karcolat Icelandic: skissa, skets, þáttur Indonesian: sandiwara pendek Italian: sketch, scenetta
Japanese: 小品 Korean: 소품, 단편 Latvian: skečs Lithuanian: skečas Norwegian: sketsj Polish: skecz Portuguese (Brazil): esquete Portuguese (Portugal): cena Romanian: sketch, scenetă Russian: скетч Slovak: skeč Slovenian: skeč Spanish: sainete Swedish: sketch Turkish: skeç
sketch 1 [sketʃ] verb
to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details
Arabic: يَرْسُم، يَصِف، يُخَطِّط بدون تَفاصيل Chinese (Simplified): 草拟 Chinese (Traditional): 草擬 Czech: načrtnout Danish: skitsere Dutch: schetsen Estonian: üldjoontes plaanima Finnish: hahmotella French: ébaucher, esquisser German: skizzieren Hungarian: vázlatot készít (vmiről) Icelandic: rissa; gera frumriss Indonesian: membuat sketsa Italian: schizzare, abbozzare Japanese: 概要を書く
Korean: …을 스케치하다, …의 개략을 쓰다 Latvian: skicēt; uzmest (plānu) Lithuanian: piešti eskizą Norwegian: lage en skisse, *et utkast Polish: szkicować Portuguese (Brazil): esboçar Portuguese (Portugal): esboçar Romanian: a schiţa Russian: делать набросок, описывать в общих чертах Slovak: načrtnúť Slovenian: napraviti osnutek Spanish: esbozar Swedish: skissera Turkish: taslak yapmak
sketch 2 [sketʃ] verb
to make rough drawings, paintings etc
Example:
She sketches as a hobby.
Arabic: يرسُم بصورةٍ تَخْطيطِيَّه Chinese (Simplified): 写生，速写 Chinese (Traditional): 寫生，速寫 Czech: skicovat Danish: tegne skitse Dutch: schetsen Estonian: skitseerima, joonistama Finnish: luonnostella French: faire des croquis, *esquisses German: Skizzen machen Hungarian: skiccel Icelandic: teikna, skissa Indonesian: membuat sketsa Italian: fare schizzi* Japanese: 写生する
Korean: 스케치를 하다, 사생하다 Latvian: skicēt; zīmēt Lithuanian: škicuoti, piešti Norwegian: tegne skisser Polish: szkicować, rysować Portuguese (Brazil): fazer croquis Portuguese (Portugal): desenhar Romanian: a face crochiuri, *schiţe Russian: делать наброски, писать этюды Slovak: skicovať Slovenian: skicirati Spanish: hacer croquis, *bocetos Swedish: teckna, göra en skiss (skisser) Turkish: kabataslak resim yapmak
See also: sketch-book ,
sketchy
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De*lin`e*a"tion\, n. [L. delineatio: cf. F. d['e]lin['e]ation.]
1. The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as, the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and engraving, representation by means of lines, as distinguished from representation by means of tints and shades; accurate and minute representation, as distinguished from art that is careless of details, or subordinates them excessively.
2. A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description in words.
Their softest delineations of female beauty. --W. Irving.
Syn: Sketch; portrait; outline. See
Sketch .
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Es`quisse"\, n. [F. See
Sketch .] (Fine Arts) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
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Out"line`\, n. 1. (a) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour. (b) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated. (c) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
Painters, by their outlines, colors, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures. --Dryden.
2. Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
But that larger grief . . . Is given in outline and no more. --Tennyson.
Syn: Sketch; draught; delineation. See
Sketch .
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