maquette

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ma·quette

M0096600 (mă-kĕt′)n. A usually scaled-down version or model of an intended work such as a sculpture or mural.
[French, from Italian macchietta, sketch, diminutive of macchia, spot, from Latin macula.]

maquette

(mæˈkɛt) n (Art Terms) a sculptor's small preliminary model or sketch[C20: from French, from Italian macchietta a little sketch, from macchia, from macchiare, from Latin maculāre to stain, from macula spot, blemish]

ma•quette

(mæˈkɛt, mə-)

n. a small model or study in three dimensions for a sculptural or architectural project. [1900–05; < French < Italian macchietta, diminutive of macchia a sketch, complex of lines]

maquette

(French: “small model”) A small wax or clay model made by a sculptor in preparation for larger work.