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crosshatch

noun

Etymology

From cross- + hatch.

  1. derived from *hakkōną✻
  2. derived from *hakōn✻
  3. derived from hacher
  4. derived from hacher
  5. formed as crosshatch — “cross- + hatch”

Definitions

  1. A pattern of crossing lines.

  2. To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

    • The Jiet River lay before them, as thick and turgid as a gorged snake, its crosshatched surface reflecting the same ghastly hue that pervaded the Burning Plains.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for crosshatch. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA