1
a
: a sample piece (as of fabric) or a collection of samples
b
: a characteristic specimen
2
: patch
3
: a small collection
4
Examples of swatch in a Sentence
She looked at fabric swatches to select material for the drapes.
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Women kept color swatches in their pocketbook, in case of a shopping emergency.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2024
There was a monthslong period where Hudson was living with paint swatches on the walls of her house.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
At WikiLeaks, Assange published a swatch of classified information related to the U.S. military and Homeland Security, including footage of an airstrike in Baghdad.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Swatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swatch. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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swatch
noun1
: a sample piece (as of fabric) or a collection of samples
2
: patch entry 1 sense 3
swatches of hair
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