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单词 swatch
释义 swatch
I. \ˈswäch also -wȯch\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. chiefly dialect : an owner's tally or tag attached to cloth sent to a dyer
2.
 a.
  (1) : a sample piece or patch (as of fabric, leather, or paper)
  (2) : a collection of samples especially when issued by a single manufacturer
 b. : something that serves as a typical act, instance, or member : a characteristic specimen
  < a quick glance, at a swatch of dialogue … is usually enough to indentify one of his stories — John Woodburn >
3. : patch
 < white swatches of hair ringing the sides and back of his head — Carson Wyatt >
 < irregular swatches of planted land — Josephine Pinckney >
 < his face … spotted with swatches of purple-red — Norman Mailer >
4. : a small number collected or clustered together or considered as a unit
 < impressive swatches of canceled stamps — D.S.Boyer >
 < many of my own swatch of alumni have passed away — Christopher Morley >
II. noun
or swatchway \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\
(plural swatches or swatchways)
Etymology: perhaps alteration of swash (I)
Britain : swash 1a(2)
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