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crosshatch

Other forms: crosshatched; crosshatching; crosshatches

Definitions of crosshatch
  1. verb
    shade with multiple crossing lines
    “the draftsman crosshatched the area”
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    type of:
    fill in, shade
    represent the effect of shade or shadow on
  2. noun
    shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
    synonyms: hachure, hatch, hatching
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    type of:
    shading
    graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
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