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Word: Sketch
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: from Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare ‘make a sketch’, based on Greek skhedios ‘done extempore’
skɛtʃ
a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture
Short Definition:rough or unfinished drawing or painting
Examples:- a charcoal sketch
a short humorous play or performance, consisting typically of one scene in a revue or comedy programme
Short Definition:short humorous play or performance, consisting
Examples:- a hilarious sketch for their latest BBC series
a comical or amusing person or thing.
Short Definition:comical or amusing person or thing
Word: Sketch
Speech Type: Verb
skɛtʃ
make a rough drawing of
Short Definition:make rough drawing of
Examples:- as they talked, Modigliani began to sketch her
- Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time
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