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03-28-05, 04:37PM
maquette • \mak-ET\ • noun
: a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building)
Example sentence:
At the town meeting the architect presented a maquette of the proposed new school, which will include a state-of-the-art gymnasium and media center.
Did you know?
"Maquette" came to English directly from French, first appearing in our language in the late 19th century. The French word, which possesses the same meaning as its English descendant, derived from the Italian noun "macchietta," meaning "sketch," and ultimately from the Latin "macula," meaning "spot." Maquettes are generally intended to serve as rough models of larger designs. Architects make maquettes of their buildings, and sculptors often create maquettes in wax or clay to help them realize the final sculpture. As an aside, you might spot something familiar in the word's Latin ancestor. The term "macula" in English refers to a spot (such as one on the eye) that is different from surrounding tissue; this is where we get the phrase "macular degeneration."
The way things are going, the only way I'll ever have sex again is if I make maquettes of myself and some ladies. :(
: a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building)
Example sentence:
At the town meeting the architect presented a maquette of the proposed new school, which will include a state-of-the-art gymnasium and media center.
Did you know?
"Maquette" came to English directly from French, first appearing in our language in the late 19th century. The French word, which possesses the same meaning as its English descendant, derived from the Italian noun "macchietta," meaning "sketch," and ultimately from the Latin "macula," meaning "spot." Maquettes are generally intended to serve as rough models of larger designs. Architects make maquettes of their buildings, and sculptors often create maquettes in wax or clay to help them realize the final sculpture. As an aside, you might spot something familiar in the word's Latin ancestor. The term "macula" in English refers to a spot (such as one on the eye) that is different from surrounding tissue; this is where we get the phrase "macular degeneration."
The way things are going, the only way I'll ever have sex again is if I make maquettes of myself and some ladies. :(