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crosshatch

[ kraws-hach, kros- ]
/ ˈkrɔsˌhætʃ, ˈkrɒs- /
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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.
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Origin of crosshatch

First recorded in 1815–25; cross- + hatch3

OTHER WORDS FROM crosshatch

crosshatching, noun
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Words related to crosshatch

chisel, embed, etch, imprint, ingrain, inscribe, notch, bite, burn, chase, cut, fix, grave, hatch, impress, infix, initial, instill, lithograph, lodge

British Dictionary definitions for crosshatch

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

Derived forms of crosshatch

crosshatching, noun
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