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. --
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.
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.
Sketch, v. i. To make sketches, as
of landscapes.
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. --
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.
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.
Sketch, v. i. To make sketches, as
of landscapes.
