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View synonyms for crosshatch

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcrossˌhatching, noun
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Other Words From

  • crosshatching noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crosshatch1

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

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