Crosshatch
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transitive verb.
To mark or shade with two or more intersecting sets of parallel lines.
noun.
A pattern made by such lines.
noun.
The symbol (#).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In
engraving
, to shade with lines crossing one another. See
cross-hatching
.
noun.
In
engraving
, a series of lines intersecting at right angles or diagonally.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To shade by means of crosshatching.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A pattern of crossing
lines
.
verb.
To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
shade with multiple crossing lines
noun.
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
Word Usage
"These were east-west ridges, what is called crosshatch fighting."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
fill in
shade
shading
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
autolithograph
be a printmaker
cartoon
carve
chalk
verb-form
crosshatched
crosshatches
crosshatching