Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sketch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sketch \Sketch\, n. [D. schets, fr. It. schizzo a sketch, a
splash (whence also F. esquisse; cf. {Esquisse}.); cf. It.
schizzare to splash, to sketch.]
An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough
or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in
the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as
serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features;
also, a preliminary study for an original work.
Syn: Outline; delineation; draught; plan; design.
Usage: {Sketch}, {Outline}, {Delineation}. An outline gives
only the bounding lines of some scene or picture. A
sketch fills up the outline in part, giving broad
touches, by which an imperfect idea may be conveyed. A
delineation goes further, carrying out the more
striking features of the picture, and going so much
into detail as to furnish a clear conception of the
whole. Figuratively, we may speak of the outlines of a
plan, of a work, of a project, etc., which serve as a
basis on which the subordinate parts are formed, or of
sketches of countries, characters, manners, etc.,
which give us a general idea of the things described.
--Crabb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sketch \Sketch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sketched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Sketching}.] [Cf D. schetsen, It. schizzare. See {Sketch},
n.]
1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought
of.
2. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or
ideas of.
Syn: To delineate; design; draught; depict.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sketch \Sketch\, v. i.
To make sketches, as of landscapes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sketch
n 1: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several
studies before starting to paint" [syn: {study}]
2: a brief literary description [syn: {vignette}]
3: short descriptive summary (of events) [syn: {survey}, {resume}]
4: a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or
magazine [syn: {cartoon}]
v 1: make a sketch of [syn: {outline}, {chalk out}]
2: describe roughly or briefly; "sketch the outline of the
book" [syn: {outline}, {adumbrate}]
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