maquette
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French maquette.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mæˈkɛt/
Noun [edit]
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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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Italian macchietta ‘speck, little spot’, diminutive of macchia ‘spot’, ultimately from Latin maculare ‘spot, stain, maculate’.
Noun [edit]
maquette f (plural maquettes)
