to hatch
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7.7
- verb
- /hæʧ/
- Specialized
:
hachurar
- Cross-hatching on the shoulders and a flat projection over the thighs suggest garments.
- cross-hatch
Examples
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Someone drew a black, hatched line across the original photograph (Figure 5a), indicating the route of the new trail.
Academic text (2018) -
His palette is vibrant, rich with bold colors that are balanced by the attention he gives to delicate hatched lines drawn freehand.
Academic text (2006) -
Cross-hatched leather, with tiny air holes for breathing.
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The small cross-hatched circles represent the size of the main beam.
Academic text (1996) -
Several pieces have diagonal and cross-hatched decorative marks, which Rasmi thinks may have been made using bark, but she is unsure what kind.
Academic text (2009) -
Please cross-hatch the drawing to give it more depth and texture.
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The artist decided to cross-hatch the shading on the vase for a more realistic effect.
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To create a patterned effect, you should cross-hatch the surface by drawing intersecting lines.
Synonyms
1
7.2
To shade an area by drawing crossing parallel lines
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
4
4.1
A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency
- Slur
1
9.9
An insulting old-fashioned word for a hospital that cares for people with mental illness
How Shaded
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4.3
- Specialized
4
7.9
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
2
7.7
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2.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hatch (to engrave or decorate with lines) comes from an old word like hacher meaning 'to chop', so imagine an artist making many short 'chopped' lines on a surface, which is why we call that action 'hatching'.