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swatch

Pronunciation: /swɒtʃ/

The English word “swatch” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
  2. A selection of such samples bound together.
  3. A clump or portion of something.
  4. A demonstration, an example, a proof.
  5. 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.
  6. A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.

verb

  1. To create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric.

Etymology

From earlier Northern England dialectal swache (“the counterfoil or counterstock of a tally”) (1512); further etymology unknown. Cognate with Scots swach, swatch. Compare English swath, swathe. Compare also Old English swæcc (“taste; flavour; odour; fragrance”).

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