swatch

as in tape
a small piece of cloth that is used as a sample for choosing colors, fabrics, etc. She looked at fabric swatches to select material for the drapes.

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Recent Examples of swatch Smith modeled a plaid jacket consisting of varying brown swatches in a drip pattern, along with a pair of two-tone trousers with button snaps along the sides. Marissa Muller, WWD, 25 Jan. 2025 But that paradigm was upended Tuesday night, as a wide swatch of lower elevation Santa Monica was put under an evacuation warning. Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 There also are swatches and bangles for Jasmine’s daytime look and a collection of fringes. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025 The spacious dining room is decked out with Afghan artifacts like native drums and headpieces, and from the ceiling droop hundreds of colorful swatches that are meant to recall poppies. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swatch

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“Swatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swatch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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