swatch
/swɒtʃ/
US pronunciation
American sound/swɒtʃ/
swatch
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US voice -> swatch
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- ‘She'd been going over fabric swatches with his mother and he'd walked in after playing a game of tennis.’
- ‘The ladies went to work selecting their favorite, trying them on, picking the right color to match fabric swatches.’
- ‘The book can also be used in conjunction with McCloud's website, Choosingpaint.com, where you can match any colour swatch in the book to an available paint brand.’
- ‘If you have been analysed in your clothes, then bring your colour swatches with you, ensuring the correct choice of outfits.’
- ‘Included are samplers, embroidered pictures, portraits, sewing implements and patterns, quilts, clothing, linens, fabric swatches, photographs, and other documents.’
- ‘A smile touched his lips as he recalled how bored and frustrated he was with her drapery samples, carpet swatches, and catalogs of furniture and linens.’
- ‘She likes to play peekaboo behind the different cabinet doors, and she's really into fabric swatches and tassels.’
- ‘Although her offices in Chelmsford, MA, are cluttered with piles of fabric swatches, she tries to encourage better use of new technology at companies around the world.’
- ‘Use cotton swabs or cloth swatches draped over foam makeup wedges to get into corners.’
- ‘Bring color samples, photos, and room measurements to the shop or showroom.’
- ‘Place the same variety of fabric swatches in each batch of dye ad let them soak for several hours.’
- ‘I sent him tie samples, the whole nine yards.’
- ‘I also managed to find some small and cheap swatches of a couple of the 1930s fabrics which will do very nicely for clothing for upcoming dolls.’
- ‘We come to the house with all our materials, colour and fabric swatches and can usually go through each room within the one session.’
- ‘The Designer and the Buyer then source swatches of fabrics, trims and visual images, pooling together in order to come up with finished garments.’
- ‘I was filling my new spare time with some overdue house renovation: Rooms were stripped bare and littered with paint chips and fabric swatches, furniture stacked on end in my living room.’
- ‘Always test for stiffness or discoloration by dabbing sealant on a fabric swatch or a seamline before applying it to your project.’
- ‘This area includes an archive of more than 4, 500 swatches of cotton fabrics, which designers can browse when creating new lines.’
- ‘From a middle distance, they could be of anything - the inside of an oyster, a swatch of fabric.’
- ‘Carry everything from fabric swatches to paint chips in this sturdy box with handy pocket folders.’
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