swatch

swɑtʃ

Definition

Definition of swatch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

paintingsmall area of paint applied to test color

He applied a swatch on the wall to choose the best shade.

dab

patch

sample

fabricsmall sample of fabric or material

She chose a dress based on the swatch.

sample

snippet

designsmall sample of color for printing

The printer used a swatch to match colors.

example

sample

specimen

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Images of swatch

small area of paint applied to test color
small sample of fabric or material
small sample of color for printing

Expressions with swatch

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color swatch

small sample showing one color used for choice or comparison

The designer held up a color swatch to match the curtains.

Origin of swatch

Middle English, swatche (a sample)

Terms with swatch included in their meaning

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pearl grey

adj.

paint swatch

pale gray shade with bluish tone and soft shiny look

Examples of swatch in a sentence

A swatch of blue was tested on the canvas.
The designer sent a swatch for approval.
He compared the swatch to the final product.
She chose a swatch for her new curtains.
The designer laid out a swatch for approval.

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French:touche d'essai, échantillon, ...
German:Farbprobe, Stoffmuster, ...
Italian:campione di vernice, campione, ...
Spanish:prueba de color, muestra, ...
Portuguese:teste de cor, amostra, ...
Chinese:色板, 布样, ...
Japanese:色見本, 見本, ...
Arabic:عَيِّنَة لَوْن, عَيِّنَة, ...
Hebrew:דֻגְם צֶבַע, דוּגְמַת בֶּגֶד, ...
Russian:образец краски, образец ткани, ...
Ukrainian:зразок фарби, зразок, ...
Hindi:रंग का नमूना, स्वैच, ...
Bengali:রঙের নমুনা, নমুনা, ...
Catalan:mostra de pintura, mostra, ...
Czech:vzorek, odstřižek, ...
Danish:farveprøve, stofprøve, ...
Dutch:verfstalen, staaltje, ...
Greek:δείγμα χρώματος, δείγμα, ...
Hungarian:színminta, anyagminta, ...
Khmer:គំរូពណ៌, សំណាកក្រណាត់, ...
Korean:색 견본, 천 견본, ...
Persian:نمونه رنگ, نمونه پارچه, ...
Polish:próbka farby, próbka materiału, ...
Portuguese (BR):teste de cor, amostra, ...
Romanian:mostră de vopsea, mostră, ...
Swedish:färgprov, tygprov, ...
Thai:ตัวอย่างสี, ตัวอย่างผ้า, ...
Turkish:renk numunesi, kumaş örneği, ...
Vietnamese:mẫu sơn, mẫu vải, ...

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Definition of swatch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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