n.
Pronunciation: ma- ' ket
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian macchietta sketch, diminutive of macchia, ultimately from Latin macula spot
Date: 1880
: a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building)
n.
Pronunciation: ma- ' ket
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian macchietta sketch, diminutive of macchia, ultimately from Latin macula spot
Date: 1880
: a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012