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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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The organization sends volunteers charts that show the colors of bleached and healthy corals, with the swatches then compared to actual coral.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 23 Apr. 2024
Is the dress a seafoam pearl Behr paint swatch, a mother of pearl that just washed onto the shore, an echeveria blue waves cactus?
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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.
—Liz Raiss, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Like for example, [gestures towards a flannel swatch] which is our standard fabric, but with a waterproof finish.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 23 Apr. 2024
Is the dress a seafoam pearl Behr paint swatch, a mother of pearl that just washed onto the shore, an echeveria blue waves cactus?
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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.
—Liz Raiss, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Like for example, [gestures towards a flannel swatch] which is our standard fabric, but with a waterproof finish.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
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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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