'Sketch' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'schets'. The word entered the English language some time around 1668.
sketch [noun] [1668]
- a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study
- a tentative draft (as for a literary work)
- a brief description (as of a person) or outline
- a short literary composition somewhat resembling the short story and the essay but intentionally slight in treatment, d...
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Etymology: Dutch 'schets' from Italian 'schizzo' literally, splash, from 'schizzare' to splash, of imitative origin
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