croquisn.
/ˈkrɒki/ A rough draft; a sketch, study.
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1805 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 2) Croquis, Fr. a rough sketch taken of any thing.
1888 Athenæum 7 Jan. 23/2 The volume will be illustrated with etchings and croquis.
a1895 F. Locker-Lampson in T. H. Ward Eng. Poets (1918) V. 525 He sent her this copy containing His comical little croquis.
1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival xxi. 248 So Ronnie sat there, making little croquis of Jenny with soft outlines elusive as herself.
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