swatch

[swoch]

noun

1. a sample of cloth or other material.

2. a sample, patch, or characteristic specimen of anything.

swatch

/ swɒtʃ /

noun

1. a sample of cloth

2. a number of such samples, usually fastened together in book form

3. printing

   1. a small sample of colour supplied to the printer for matching during printing

   2. a sample of ink spread on paper by a printer to check the accuracy of a required colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of swatch¹

First recorded in 1505–15; akin to switch

Word History and Origins

Origin of swatch¹

C16: Scottish and northern English, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The prestige TV age is the product of creators willing to play with the rules of physics in unexpected ways, thanks to the man who made a broader swatch of the small screen seductively Lynchian.

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But that paradigm was upended Tuesday night, as a wide swatch of lower elevation Santa Monica was put under an evacuation warning.

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It was nominated for seven Grammys, referenced in the US presidential election, turned into a paint swatch, and named "word of the year" by Collins Dictionary.

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He taught himself on a small loom, creating intricate swatches of fabric, before expanding into ready-to-wear and formally launching his brand in 2020.

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Of those, 14 are fully painted, 10 are in varying stages of completion, seven are covered in paint swatches and two are haphazardly skim-coated.

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