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Crosshatch

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pattern of crossing lines.
  2. 2
    shading consisting of multiple crossing lines wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

    "The Jiet River lay before them, as thick and turgid as a gorged snake, its crosshatched surface reflecting the same ghastly hue that pervaded the Burning Plains."

  2. 2
    shade with multiple crossing lines wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cross- + hatch.

Etymology 2

From cross- + hatch.

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