esquisse
See also: esquissé
English
Etymology
From French esquisse. See sketch.
Noun
esquisse (plural esquisses)
- (art) The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.
Anagrams
- squieses
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian schizzo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.kis/
Audio (file)
Noun
esquisse f (plural esquisses)
- (art) sketch (quick freehand drawing)
- sketch (brief description)
Descendants
- → Portuguese: esquisso
Verb
esquisse
- inflection of esquisser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “esquisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.