Synonyms

crosshatch

American

[kraws-hach, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˌhætʃ, ˈkrɒs- /

verb (used with object)

to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.

noun

a pattern or mark made with such lines.

crosshatch British

/ ˈkrɒsˌhætʃ /

verb

drawing to shade or hatch (forms, figures, etc) with two or more sets of parallel lines that cross one another

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

crosshatching

noun

Etymology

Origin of crosshatch

First recorded in 1815–25; cross- + hatch ³

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