swatch has definitions from the field of clothing
1
[ noun ] (clothing) a sample piece of cloth

Used in print

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

In this way , numerical values for the relative efficacy of various detergent formulations can be obtained by measuring the reflectance ( whiteness ) of the cloth swatches before and after washing .

Soil redeposition is evaluated by washing clean swatches with the dirty ones .

Related terms

piece_of_cloth

*