crosshatch

[ kraws-hach, kros- ]

verb (used with object)

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

noun

1. a pattern or mark made with such lines.

crosshatch

/ ˈkrɒsˌhætʃ /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈcrossˌhatching, noun

Other Words From

• crosshatching noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crosshatch¹

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

Related Words

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