n.
Pronunciation: ' skech
Function: noun
Etymology: Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, literally, splash, from schizzare to splash, of imitative origin
Date: 1668
1 a : a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study b : a tentative draft (as for a literary work)
2 : a brief description (as of a person) or outline
3 a : a short literary composition somewhat resembling the short story and the essay but intentionally slight in treatment, discursive in style, and familiar in tone b : a short instrumental composition usually for piano c : a slight theatrical piece having a single scene especially : a comic variety act