Pochade (noun)
posh-ah-d
A rough or hastily executed sketch; a blurred or indistinct picture. Also in extended use (chiefly Theatre).
Mid 19th century. From French pochade a rough or hastily executed sketch from pocher + -ade.
Example sentences
“The only image was a pochade with no detail at all.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
