About The Word Sketch

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Sketch

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What's The Definition Of Sketch?
[n] preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
[n] short descriptive summary (of events) [n] a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine [n] a brief literary description [v] describe roughly or briefly; "sketch the outline of the book" [v] make a sketch of Synonyms | Synonyms for Sketch: adumbrate | cartoon | chalk out | outline | outline | resume | study | survey | vignette Related Terms | Find terms related to Sketch: See Also | block out | cartoon strip | comic strip | depict | describe | description | design | draft | draw | draw | drawing | humor | humour | publication | rough drawing | strip | summary | vignette | wit | witticism | wittiness Sketch In Webster's Dictionary \Sketch\, n. [D. schets, fr. It. schizzo a sketch, a
splash (whence also F. esquisse; cf. {Esquisse}.); cf. It.
schizzare to splash, to sketch.]
An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough
or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in
the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as
serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features;
also, a preliminary study for an original work.
Syn: Outline; delineation; draught; plan; design.
Usage: {Sketch}, {Outline}, {Delineation}. An outline gives
only the bounding lines of some scene or picture. A
sketch fills up the outline in part, giving broad
touches, by which an imperfect idea may be conveyed. A
delineation goes further, carrying out the more
striking features of the picture, and going so much
into detail as to furnish a clear conception of the
whole. Figuratively, we may speak of the outlines of a
plan, of a work, of a project, etc., which serve as a
basis on which the subordinate parts are formed, or of
sketches of countries, characters, manners, etc.,
which give us a general idea of the things described.
--Crabb.
\Sketch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sketched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sketching}.] [Cf D. schetsen, It. schizzare. See {Sketch}, n.] 1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of. 2. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of. Syn: To delineate; design; draught; depict. \Sketch\, v. i. To make sketches, as of landscapes. |
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