swatch
/S W AA1 CH/noun
- 1
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.”
- 2
A selection of such samples bound together.
- 3
A clump or portion of something.
- 4
A demonstration, an example, a proof.
- 5
A tag or other small object attached to another item as a means of identifying its owner; a tally; specifically the counterfoil of a tally.
verb
- 1
To create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric.
“Swatching is important in knitting to obtain the correct gauge.”
noun
- 1
A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
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