cross·hatch

[kraws-hach, kros-]
verb (used with object)
1.
to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
noun
2.
a pattern or mark made with such lines.

Origin:
1815–25; cross- + hatch3

cross·hatch·ing, noun
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crosshatch (ˈkrɒsˌhætʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
drawing to shade or hatch (forms, figures, etc) with two or more sets of parallel lines that cross one another
 
'crosshatching
 
n

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Example sentences
Once this work is saved, the user can make annotations and redactions
  transparent by using the crosshatch feature.
The two tapers and buffer zone between the solid double yellow lines are shown
  with optional yellow diagonal crosshatch markings.
If the crew needs a closer look at something, the ship changes course and runs
  east to west, creating a crosshatch.
Covers shall have a crosshatch pattern as per supplied drawing.
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