Crosshatch
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pattern of crossing lines.
- 2 shading consisting of multiple crossing lines wordnet
Verb
- 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 shade with multiple crossing lines wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From cross- + hatch.