ébauche

UK/eɪˈbəʊʃ/UK/eɪˈbɔːʃ/

noun

A sketch.

OriginFrench ébauche ← Proto-Germanic *buskaz →
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Meanings

nounébauche (plural ébauches)

plural ébauches · alternative ebauche

  1. A sketch.
  2. A maquette.
  3. The plates and bridges of an unfinished watch.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*buskaz“wood, thicket”
  2. Frenchébauche
  3. Englishébauche

Borrowed from French ébauche, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“wood, thicket”).

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APA

ébauche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9bauche

MLA

“ébauche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9bauche. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ébauche,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9bauche.

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