swatch
pronunciation
How to pronounce swatch in British English:
UK [swɒtʃ]
How to pronounce swatch in American English:
US [swɑtʃ]
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- Noun:
- a sample piece of cloth
Word Origin
- swatch (n.)
- 1510s, "the countercheck of a tally" (Northumberland dialect), later "a tally attached to cloth sent to be dyed" (1610s, in Yorkshire), of unknown origin. Century Dictionary compares swath. Meaning "a sample piece of cloth" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. Swatch may be doing the industry a favour .
- 2. Many big brands rely on swatch .
- 3. But swatch now finds this arrangement irksome .
- 4. That will create demand for swiss components even as swatch curbs the supply .
- 5. After lobbying by watchmakers , swatch will make no more cuts this year , but next year it will probably try again .