maquette
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /mæ'kɛt/
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maquette (plural maquettes)
- a preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture
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- 1993: His presence would be an affront to my body; so, for it, there would be the rare delight of extinguishing an imperfect and distressed version of itself, a prototype, a maquette. — Will Self, My Idea of Fun
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Italian macchietta ‘speck, little spot’, diminutive of macchia ‘spot’, ultimately from Latin maculare ‘spot, stain, maculate’.
[edit] Noun
maquette f. (plural maquettes)