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- Dictionaryswatch/swôCH/
noun
- 1. a small sample of fabric intended to demonstrate the look of a larger piece: "color swatches"
verb
- 1. apply a sample of (paint, makeup, etc.) to a surface or one's skin to test or demonstrate the color: "I got the polishes yesterday, and I've swatched them all"
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a small piece of cloth that is used to show customers an example of the colour and type of cloth available for curtains, furniture, etc.: The site lets consumers select from online fabric swatches. (Definition of swatch from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. a. : a sample piece (as of fabric) or a collection of samples. b. : a characteristic specimen. 2. : patch. 3. : a small collection. 4. : swath sense 2. Examples of swatch in a Sentence. She looked at fabric swatches to select material for the drapes.
a small piece of cloth that is used to show customers an example of the colour and type of cloth available for curtains, furniture, etc.: The site lets consumers select from online fabric swatches. (Definition of swatch from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A swatch is a small piece of fabric that's used as a sample. If you're considering buying a purple velvet couch, you can order a swatch to see if it's really going to match your living room rug.
1. A sample strip cut from a piece of material. 2. A representative portion; a sample: quoted swatches of the speech in his article. 3. A strip or swath of land: "I ... drove through this hilly swatch of field and forest that wraps around the east and north of town" (Jean Anderson).
1. a sample of cloth. 2. a number of such samples, usually fastened together in book form. 3. printing. a. a small sample of colour supplied to the printer for matching during printing. b. a sample of ink spread on paper by a printer to check the accuracy of a required colour. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
noun. a sample of cloth. a number of such samples, usually fastened together in book form. printing. a small sample of colour supplied to the printer for matching during printing. a sample of ink spread on paper by a printer to check the accuracy of a required colour.
SWATCH meaning: a small piece of cloth that is used as a sample for choosing colors, fabrics, etc.
Definition of swatch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the noun swatch mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun swatch. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. swatch has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. accounting (early 1500s) textiles (mid 1600s) Entry status.
