croquis

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croquis

/kɹoʊˈkiː/

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Borrowed from French croquis.

noun croquis

A quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few minutes, after which the model changes pose and another croquis is drawn.

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noun a quick and sketchy drawing

한국어	크로키 keuroki, 스케치 seukechi, 사생화 sasaenghwa, 속사 soksa, 약화 yakhwa
Français	croquis
Deutsch	flüchtige Skizze, grobe Skizze, schnelle Zeichnung
Italiano	croquis

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"croquis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/croquis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"croquis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/croquis.

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@misc{croquis_2026,
  title = {croquis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/croquis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}