sketch design

  • 11Design — De*sign , n. [Cf. dessein, dessin.] 1. A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan. [1913 Webster] 2. A plan or scheme formed in …

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  • 12Sketch — Sketch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sketched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sketching}.] [Cf D. schetsen, It. schizzare. See {Sketch}, n.] 1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of. [1913 Webster] 2. To plan or describe by giving the… …

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  • 13sketch — [skech] n. [earlier schitz < Du schets < It schizzo < L schedium, extempore poem < Gr schedios, extempore, sudden < schein, to hold: see SCHEME] 1. a simple, rough drawing or design, done rapidly and without much detail 2. a brief… …

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  • 14design — I (construction plan) noun blueprint, chart, conception, delineation, depiction, descriptio, diagram, draft, drawing, forma, graph, layout, lineamenta, map, model, outline, picture, plan, preliminary drawing, projection, proof, rendering,… …

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  • 15sketch — index abridge (shorten), abridgment (condensation), blueprint, brief, capsule, contour (outline) …

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  • 16sketch — sketcher, n. sketchingly, adv. sketchlike, adj. /skech/, n. 1. a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, esp. a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details. 2. a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book. 3. a… …

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  • 17design — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plan, intention, scheme, project; representation, drawing, diagram, pattern; decoration; purpose, method. v. t. plan, intend; draw, sketch. See painting. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Arrangement for… …

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  • 18design — /di zuyn /, v.t. 1. to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), esp. to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge. 2. to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully. 3. to intend for a definite purpose …

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  • 19sketch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. draw, outline, block out, rough in; state briefly; draft, chart, map. See representation, form, painting, plan. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A drawing or plan] Syn. portrayal, picture, draft, design,… …

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  • 20sketch — 1. noun 1) a sketch of the proposed design Syn: (preliminary) drawing, outline; diagram, design, plan; informal rough 2) she gave a rough sketch of what had happened Syn: outline, brief description, rundown, main points, thumbnail sket …

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