swatch

\ ˈswäch

How to pronounce swatch (audio)

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Definition of swatch

1a : a sample piece (as of fabric) or a collection of samples

b : a characteristic specimen

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.

Recent Examples on the Web In the campaign images, swatches of both are shown on the back of Tuan's hand. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "GOT7’s Mark Tuan Is Now Endorsing a Lipstick, and It Keeps Selling Out," 2 Jan. 2020 My job search to supplement my work there included a failed interview to write news for an elevator screen and naming 500 color swatches for a marketing company. — Soraya Roberts, Longreads, "The Great White Nope," 13 Dec. 2019 The adhesive swatch is not limited to Backdrop and Clare: Samplize produces peel-and-stick samples that are painted by hand. — Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, "Paint companies have a new idea for overwhelmed consumers: Fewer options," 25 Nov. 2019 Additional videos showed swatches of the makeup, detailing how pigmented the colors truly are. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Fenty Beauty Announced Its Summer Collection," 4 May 2019 Another user illustrated the fact that black and brown people often have palms that are lighter than the rest of their arm by tweeting an image of multiple swatches on a model whose skin tone varies the second her wrist ends and her palm begins. — Teryn Payne, Teen Vogue, "Becca Cosmetics Is Being Accused of Using Blackface in Foundation Swatch Images," 9 Aug. 2018 Covering your entire arm in uniform stripes of colorful makeup is no longer the most impressive way show off swatches on Instagram. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "These Color-Changing, Full-Hand Swatches of Holographic Makeup Are Going Viral," 30 May 2018 The mood board includes an image of a young Paris Hilton in a hot pink cutaway one-piece, nestled among fabric swatches and some edgier imagery. — Vogue, "Charlotte Knowles’s Biting Take on Female Empowerment Will Close London Fashion Week," 16 Sep. 2019 The Los Angeles–based Mellon then met with the pair at their Greenwich Village boutique to discuss designs and look at fabric swatches, before Miller and Zhao set off for Ghana to source material. — Vogue, "Tamara Mellon’s Colorful Kitenge-Print Shoes Provide a Step Up for Women in Ghana," 7 Mar. 2019

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