Hatching
Pronunciation : Hatch"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See 1st Hatch.]
Definition : Defn: A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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