crosshatch

[ kraws-hach, kros- ]
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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.

Origin of crosshatch

1
First recorded in 1815–25; cross- + hatch3

Other words from crosshatch

  • crosshatching, noun

Words Nearby crosshatch

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British Dictionary definitions for crosshatch

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 of crosshatch

  • crosshatching, noun

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