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CROSSHATCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
Synonyms:
crosshatch; hachure; hatch; hatching
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("crosshatch" is a kind of...):
shading (graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting)
Derivation:
crosshatch (shade with multiple crossing lines)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they crosshatch ... he / she / it crosshatches
Past simple: crosshatched
Past participle: crosshatched
-ing form: crosshatching
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shade with multiple crossing lines
Example:
the draftsman crosshatched the area
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "crosshatch" is one way to...):
fill in; shade (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
crosshatch (shading consisting of multiple crossing lines)
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