swatch

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
2. A selection of such samples bound together.
3. (figuratively) A clump or portion of something.
4. (figuratively) A demonstration, an example, a proof.
5. (Northern-England, obsolete) 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.

Verb

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

Concepts

échantillon

échantillonnons

échantillonnent

échantillonnez

swatch group

Synonymes

sample

fragment

patch

rag

scrap

specimen

example

measure of location

Traductions

amostra

δείγμα

عينة

mostrari

mostral

Muster

Warenprobe

Warenmuster

δείγμα υφάσματος

campione

campionario

pezza

campioni

model

kleurenstaal

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/swɒtʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à écossais: swach

Appartenant à anglais: swath

Appartenant à ancien anglais: swæcc

In summary

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”).