maquette

[ ma-ket, muh- ]

noun

1. a small model or study in three dimensions for either a sculptural or an architectural project.

maquette

/ mæˈkɛt /

noun

1. a sculptor's small preliminary model or sketch

Word History and Origins

Origin of maquette¹

1900–05; < French < Italian macchietta, diminutive of macchia a sketch, complex of lines < Latin macula mesh, spot

Word History and Origins

Origin of maquette¹

C20: from French, from Italian macchietta a little sketch, from macchia, from macchiare, from Latin maculāre to stain, from macula spot, blemish