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hatched

hatched

6.5
A part of a drawing shaded with many fine lines to show shadow
  • adjective
  • /hæʧt/
  • Specialized
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  • The artist used a hatched technique to give the landscape drawing depth and texture.

Examples

  • And now what's the solution in this, in this cross hatched range region?

  • So it looks like this it's got like a cross hatched kind of pan there.

  • I prefer the hatched shading style to add dimension to my sketches.

  • In her illustration, the figures appeared hatched with intricate lines to create shadows.

Synonyms

to shade
vshatched
8 4.3

To draw dark areas to show light and shadow

uses a line-based approach to create shadow and texture
to crosshatch
vshatched
  • Specialized
1 7.2

To shade an area by drawing crossing parallel lines

names the marked area produced rather than the drawing action
crosshatched
vshatched
  • Specialized
7.4

Having sets of crossing lines to show dark or textured areas

is more general, allowing either parallel or crossed fine lines
shaded
vshatched
3.5

Having darker areas drawn to show depth and shape

relies on fine parallel or crossed lines rather than smooth tones

How Shaded

hatched
  • Specialized
6.5
unshaded
3.5

Surface Forms

hatched positive

Morphology

hatched = hatch (semi-transparent) = hatch + ed

Formally a regular past-participle from the verb 'hatch', but the shading/drawing sense is specialized and may not be known to learners who only know the egg-related sense.

Etymology

Hatched (in drawing) comes from the word hatch or hatching, meaning 'to fill an area with short lines' to show 'shadow' or texture, so a hatched section is covered in those lines to look shaded.