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pochade

UK/pɒˈʃɑːd/

pochade noun: a rough sketch.

Noun

pochade (plural pochades)

  1. A rough sketch.
    • In despair, he finally painted a pochade of people leaving the church of Saint-François, in the village of the same name.2004, David Karel, André Biéler: at the Crossroads of Canadian Painting, page 115
    • This painting was very small, not even a study but a pochade — no more than a first idea jotted down in paint.2008, Martin Gayford, The Yellow House, page 116

Forms of pochade

pluralpochades

Origin of pochade

From French pochade.

Questions about pochade

What does pochade mean?
Pochade means a rough sketch.
What part of speech is pochade?
Pochade is a noun.
How do you pronounce pochade?
Pochade is pronounced /pɒˈʃɑːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of pochade?
The plural of pochade is pochades.

Words near pochade in the dictionary

  1. Pocatalico
  2. Pocatello
  3. POCC
  4. POCCs
  5. POCD
  6. pochade
  7. pochades
  8. Pochaiv
  9. pochard
  10. pochards
  11. pochay

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