a sample piece of cloth
"She held up a blue swatch to check if it would match her curtains before buying the fabric by the yard."
A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth or a similar material.
"The old fishing boat drifted safely through the narrow swatch separating the two shifting sandbars during high tide."
A channel or passage of water between sandbanks, or between a sandbank and a seashore.
To create a swatch, especially a sample of knitted fabric.
"The designer carefully measured each new yarn to ensure it would stretch correctly on the final garment before cutting out the full pattern."
A brand of relatively cheap Swiss analog watches
"He bought a Swatch for his first job because it was durable and affordable."