Meaning

noun preliminary drawing for later elaboration

noun a brief literary description

noun short descriptive summary (of events)

originFrom Dutch schets or German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος (skhédios, “made suddenly, off-hand”), from σχεδόν (skhedón, “near, nearby”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Compare scheme.

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