swatch

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So you can see the surface of every single swatch -- like in this picture of Chuck Close.

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  1. noun A sample strip cut from a piece of material.
  2. noun A representative portion; a sample: quoted swatches of the speech in his article.
  3. noun A strip or swath of land: "I . . . drove through this hilly swatch of field and forest that wraps around the east and north of town” (Jean Anderson).

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  • So you can see the surface of every single swatch -- like in this picture of Chuck Close. —  Vik Muniz makes art with wire, sugar
  • She shows you large, clear photos of each fabric swatch, and also tells you how much she has in stock in case you're working on a big project.
  • The gray swatch, somehow, changed ordinary pretty hair into something mysterious, intriguing. —  159 - Death Is A Round Black Spot
  • It had all happened in the blink of an eye, it seemed, and so the soldier holding the stolen silk swatch was still not even ready with any kind of defense. —  IMMORTALIS
  • I wanted things so badly when I was a kid, not the usual things like a swatch watch, a trapper keeper with kittens on the front, and an atari system. —  Life and Photos
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