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croquis

/kɹoʊˈkiː/

croquis noun: 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.

croquis: a quick and sketchy drawing, often of a live model. Croquis drawings are usually made in a few...
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Noun

croquis (plural croquis)

  1. 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.

Forms of croquis

pluralcroquis

Origin of croquis

Borrowed from French croquis.

Words that rhyme with croquis

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Questions about croquis

What does croquis mean?
Croquis means 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.
What part of speech is croquis?
Croquis is a noun.
How do you pronounce croquis?
Croquis is pronounced /kɹoʊˈkiː/.
What is the plural of croquis?
The plural of croquis is croquis.

Words near croquis in the dictionary

  1. croquette
  2. croquettes
  3. croquignole
  4. croquignoles
  5. croquill
  6. croquis
  7. crore
  8. crorepati
  9. crorepatis
  10. crores
  11. croreth

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