maquette

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French maquette.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mæ'kɛt/

[edit] Noun

maquette (plural maquettes)

1. a preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture

   • 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)

1. model, mock-up

[edit] Derived terms

• maquettiste