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to crosshatch

to crosshatch

1 7.2
To shade an area by drawing crossing parallel lines
  • verb
  • /ˈkrɔsˌhætʃ/
  • Specialized
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  • The crosshatched areas represent knowledge that could be shared among two or more intelligent systems but which instead is embedded within each system.
  • crosshatched pattern

Examples

  • As she chopped mushrooms into fine rows, then crosshatched them again and again, she remembered how tiny the mushrooms were at home.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Frankie crosshatched the shadows on the slope.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Then I start to crosshatch the remaining white space, then crosshatch over that again, and by the time I finish, the area is solid black.

    Blog text (26)

  • The terrain here in the interior was a brilliant green, crosshatched by red-dirt roads, the river snaking among them.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The artist used a technique to crosshatch the drawing, creating depth with intersecting lines.

  • In her sketch, she decided to crosshatch the shadowed areas for a more dynamic effect.

  • He learned to crosshatch during his art class to improve the texture of his illustrations.

Synonyms

to check
vsto crosshatch
12 4.2

Draw crossed lines to make a pattern of squares

uses angled parallel sets intersecting to shade rather than form square grids
to crisscross
vsto crosshatch
6 3.4

To draw lines that cross each other on something

focuses on shading or filling areas with organized intersecting line sets
to hatch
vsto crosshatch
  • Specialized
2 7.7

To draw many thin lines on a surface to show light and dark

uses intersecting parallel line sets specifically to fill or shade areas

How Shaded

to shade
8 4.3
to stipple
  • Specialized
4 7.9
to crosshatch
  • Specialized
1 7.2
to hatch
  • Specialized
2 7.7
outline
65 2.7

Surface Forms

crosshatch infinitive
crosshatched past
crosshatched past participle
crosshatching present participle
crosshatches third person singular

Morphology

crosshatch = cross + hatch (transparent) = cross + hatch

Meaning is directly the combination of 'cross' (intersecting) + 'hatch' (to shade with parallel lines), so learners who know both parts can infer the sense.

Etymology

Crosshatch comes from two simple parts: cross meaning 'across' or 'meeting' and hatch meaning 'to fill with short, parallel lines in drawing'. So, to crosshatch is to shade by drawing sets of lines that cross each other to make shadow and texture.