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- Dictionaryswatch/swɒtʃ/
noun
- 1. a small sample of fabric intended to demonstrate the look of a larger piece: "colour swatches"
verb
- 1. apply a sample of (paint, makeup, etc.) to a surface or one's skin to test or demonstrate the colour: "I got the polishes yesterday, and I've swatched them all"
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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.
SWATCH definition: 1. a small piece of cloth used as an example of the colour and type of the cloth 2. a small piece…. Learn more.
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).
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.
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [edit] swatch (plural swatches) A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material. He held a swatch of the wallpaper up to see if the colors would match the room. A selection of such samples bound together. (figuratively) A clump or portion of something. (figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
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.
Definition of swatch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. A sample piece of cloth or other material. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A representative portion; a sample. Quoted swatches of the speech in his article. American Heritage. A small amount or number in a cluster, bunch, or patch. Webster's New World. A strip or swath of land. American Heritage. Synonyms: fragment. pattern. sample.
