swatch

/swɔtʃ/

Thân thiện

She holds a colorful swatch of fabric against the new curtains.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sample piece of cloth: A small piece of fabric used as a representative sample to show its color, texture, pattern, or quality.

Usage

• The word "swatch" is primarily used as a countable noun.
• It is most commonly used in contexts related to textiles, fashion, interior design, and crafts.
• It refers to a physical sample, often cut from a larger bolt of fabric or material.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The designer sent several fabric swatches for the client to choose from.
  • I keep a swatch of the curtain fabric to match paint colors.
  • Before buying the expensive wool, she examined a swatch carefully.

Advanced Usage

• "Swatch book": A book or folder containing many fabric or material samples bound together for easy reference.
  • The upholsterer showed us a swatch book full of leather samples.
• The term can be extended metaphorically to refer to a small sample or representative piece of other things, though this is less common.
  • The gallery displayed a swatch of the artist's work from different periods.

Variants and Related Words

• Swatch can function as a verb meaning to take a sample of or to match using a sample, but this usage is rare.
  • The inspector swatched the dye lot for consistency.

Synonyms

• Sample: A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
• Specimen: An individual animal, plant, piece of a mineral, etc., used as an example of its species or type for scientific study or display.
• Snippet: A small piece or brief extract.

Related Phrases

• Color swatch: A sample, often on paper or card, showing a specific color.
  • The paint store provides color swatches for all their available shades.
• Fabric swatch: The most common type, specifically a piece of cloth.
  • Always request a fabric swatch when ordering furniture online.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a sample piece of cloth