Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To mark or shade with two or more intersecting sets of parallel lines.
- noun A pattern made by such lines.
- noun The symbol (#).
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In engraving, a series of lines intersecting at right angles or diagonally.
- In engraving, to shade with lines crossing one another. See
cross-hatching .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To shade by means of crosshatching.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A pattern of crossing
lines . - verb To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb shade with multiple crossing lines
- noun shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
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Examples
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These were east-west ridges, what is called crosshatch fighting.
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Beneath the crosshatch gazes of the satellites and above the maze of sound, seahorse clouds exhale a glaucoma haze before they are absorbed into surveillance footage.
Maze of Sound stephen hastings-king 2011
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Dip both sides of the bread slices in the egg mixture, remove, and allow the excess to drip off and place on the grill btw, this is a great time to try to get those grilled crosshatch marks on the bread - see page 132.
Haute Coals: Frilly Grilling on the Backyard BBQ Gwendolyn Bounds 2011
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She ran a cold fingertip along a fading crosshatch of scars on her inner forearm.
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Score the skin of pork belly in a crosshatch pattern, leaving about 1½ inches between each slice.
Dressed for Fall 2011
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The Super Sport is immediately recognizable, thanks in no small part to a body made entirely of carbon fiber--the über-expensive material and crosshatch pattern is unmistakable.
Beautiful Monster Hannah Elliott 2010
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Forest and wetlands dot the acres of public and private dunes that curl around Saugatuck city, a crosshatch of boutiques and inns.
A Billionaire's Dune Duel Bryan Gruley 2010
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Lightly score the flank steak on each side in a 1-inch crosshatch pattern.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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By the time Saturday programming rolls around, geekdom at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 will reach a fever pitch of camping out and costumes and more lines than an R. Crumb crosshatch.
COMIC-CON: Saturday's schedule is here -- and so, too, our early picks 2010
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Every window of the hotel looks inward to a crosshatch of courtyards and fountains, banyans and Madeira palms.
The Lady Matador’s Hotel Cristina García 2010
bilby commented on the word crosshatch
Crosshatching is used a lot in the traditional painting styles of Australian Aboriginals.
July 21, 2008