ma·quette (m -k t )n. A usually small model of an intended work, such as a sculpture or piece of architecture. [French, from Italian macchietta, sketch, diminutive of macchia, spot, from Latin macula.] |
maquette [mæˈkɛt]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a sculptor's small preliminary model or sketch
[from French, from Italian macchietta a little sketch, from macchia, from macchiare, from Latin maculāre to stain, from macula spot, blemish]
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