maˈket, məˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Italian macchietta, diminutive of macchia sketch, from macchiare to sketch, blot, speckle, from Latin maculare to spot, stain, from macula spot
: a usually small preliminary model of something designed especially to gauge the general appearance or composition of the thing that is planned: as
a. : a wax or clay model of a contemplated piece of sculpture
b. : a model of a room and its furnishings and decorative patterns
c. : a model of a building