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   swatch

   /swɒtʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a small sample of fabric intended to demonstrate the look of a larger piece: "colour swatches"
   • ▪ a collection of fabric samples, especially in the form of a book.
   • ▪ a sample of paint, make-up, etc. applied to a surface or one's skin to test or demonstrate the colour: "red lipstick swatches"
   • ▪ a patch or area of a material or surface: "the sunset had filled the sky with swatches of deep orange"

   verb

   • 1. apply a sample of (paint, makeup, etc.) to a surface or one's skin to test or demonstrate the colour: "I got the polishes yesterday, and I've swatched them all"

   Word Origin early 16th century (originally Scots and northern English, denoting the counterfoil of a tally, and later a tally fixed to a piece of cloth before dyeing): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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