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sketch
sketch / skech/ • n. 1. a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture: a charcoal sketch. ∎ a brief written or spoken account or description of someone or something, giving only basic details: a biographical sketch of Ernest Hemingway. ∎ a rough or unfinished version of any creative work. 2. a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a comedy program. 3. inf. a comical or amusing person or thing. • v. [tr.] make a rough drawing of: as they talked, Modigliani began to sketch her | [intr.] Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time. ∎ give a brief account or general outline of: they sketched out the prosecution case. ∎ perform (a gesture) with one's hands or body: he sketched a graceful bow in her direction. DERIVATIVES: sketch·er n. |
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"sketch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sketch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sketch.html "sketch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sketch.html |
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sketch
sketch. ‘A rough drawing or delineation of something, giving the outlines or prominent features without the detail, especially one intended to serve as the basis of a more finished picture, or to be used in its composition’ (OED). This was the original meaning of the word, and it was not until the latter part of the 18th century that it acquired the additional sense of ‘a drawing or painting of a slight or unpretentious nature’. A sketch should be distinguished from a ‘study’, which is a representation of a detail to be used in a large composition and may be highly finished. See also bozzetto and modello.
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IAN CHILVERS. "sketch." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "sketch." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-sketch.html IAN CHILVERS. "sketch." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-sketch.html |
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sketch. ‘A rough drawing or delineation of something, giving the outlines or prominent features without the detail, especially one intended to serve as the basis of a more finished picture, or to be used in its composition’ (OED). This was the original meaning of the word, and it was not until the latter part of the 18th century that it acquired the additional sense of ‘a drawing or painting of a slight or unpretentious nature’. A sketch should be distinguished from a ‘study’, which is a representation of a detail to be used in a large composition and may be highly finished. See also Bozzetto and Modello.
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IAN CHILVERS. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-sketch.html IAN CHILVERS. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-sketch.html |
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sketch a rapidly executed kind of pictorial note-taking. The sketch is not usually intended as an autonomous work of art, although many have been considered masterpieces in their own right. Used extensively in the planning of large, complex projects, the sketch allows the artist to visualize quickly the bend of a knee or the sweep of an arm without having to experiment directly on the work itself. See cartoon . |
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"sketch." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sketch." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-sketch.html "sketch." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-sketch.html |
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sketch
sketch (Ger. Skizze; Fr. esquisse).
1. Short piece, usually for pf. and often pictorial in intention, e.g. ‘Woodland Sketch’. 2. Composer's preliminary jottings, out of which work is built, of great fascination to mus. scholars as showing workings of composer's mind (e.g. Beethoven's sketchbooks show how a comp. went through many stages over several years). |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-sketch.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-sketch.html |
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sketch rough drawing; brief account or description. XVII. — Du. schets or G. skizze — It. schizzo, f. schizzare make a sketch :- Rom. *schediāre, f. L. schedius — Gr. skhédios done extempore.
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T. F. HOAD. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sketch.html T. F. HOAD. "sketch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sketch.html |
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sketchbook
sketch·book / ˈskechˌboŏk/ • n. (also sketch·pad / -ˌpad/ ) a pad or book of drawing paper for sketching on. ∎ a book of drawings or literary sketches. |
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"sketchbook." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sketchbook." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sketchbook.html "sketchbook." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sketchbook.html |
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sketch
•etch, fetch, ketch, kvetch, lech, outstretch, retch, sketch, stretch, vetch, wretch
•backstretch
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"sketch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sketch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sketch.html "sketch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sketch.html |
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sketchbook
sketchbook
•betook, book, brook, Brooke, Chinook, chook, Coke, cook, Cooke, crook, forsook, Gluck, hook, look, mistook, nook, partook, rook, schnook, schtuck, Shilluk, shook, Tobruk, took, undercook, undertook
•handbook
•chapbook, scrapbook
•cash book • passbook • sketchbook
•chequebook • textbook
•daybook, playbook
•casebook • phrase book • dybbuk
•pocketbook • copybook • storybook
•guidebook • logbook • songbook
•scorebook • hornbook • sourcebook
•notebook • cookbook • yearbook
•picture book • wordbook • workbook
•caoutchouc • Windhoek • billhook
•fishhook • skyhook • buttonhook
•tenterhook • wet look • outlook
•Inuk • inglenook • Sihanouk
•Pembroke • Innsbruck • donnybrook
•Uruk • Osnabrück • Beaverbrook
•nainsook
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"sketchbook." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sketchbook." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sketchbook.html "sketchbook." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sketchbook.html |
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