swatch
/swɔt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A demonstration, an example, a proof.
noun
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.
Obsolete
verb
To create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric.
noun
A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
British usage
name
Example Sentences
- "He held a swatch of the wallpaper up to see if the colors would match the room."
- "[...] I beg you will go to Bailie Delap's shop, and get patterns of his best black bombaseen, and crape, and muslin, and bring them over to the parsonage, the morn's morning. [...] You will get, likewise, swatches of mourning print, with the lowest prices."
- "I love knitting motif swatches. They're small and quick to make, allowing you to experiment with new stitch patterns and techniques without a big commitment in time and yarn."
- ""Shall I give you some money now for the swatches?" asked Mrs. Flynn. / "What's a swatch?" Sophie asked suddenly. / "A swatch," said Zoey, "is a little sample of fabric that people use to pick and choose what will work for them without having to buy a whole yard. And fabric swatches are free! So don't worry.""
- "“Aisha, access the Pupa's informational color swatches. Okay, royal blue means the Pupa has kennel cough, cornflower blue means one of us just had a sex dream about the other one, navy blue means his Hulu plan is expiring, robin's egg blue means we get a free Xbox, Pacific blue means we all die at midnight!” [all gasp] “We were so close to gettin' that Xbox!”"
- "I found myself truly moved by a stage event for the first time in years. I found myself humming tunes that one might not rightfully call tunes. Days later, I still remember these musical phrasings in little swatches of sound."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /swɔt͡ʃ/
- British English: /swɒtʃ/