Maquette
/mæˈkɛt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A preliminary model or sketch used in preparation for making a sculpture.
"His presence would be an affront to my body; so, for it, there would be the rare delight of extinguishing an imperfect and distressed version of itself, a prototype, a maquette."
Verb
- 1 To prepare a maquette (of). ambitransitive, rare
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"His presence would be an affront to my body; so, for it, there would be the rare delight of extinguishing an imperfect and distressed version of itself, a prototype, a maquette."
Etymology
Borrowed from French maquette.