crosshatch
verb
cross·hatch ˈkrȯs-ˌhach 
crosshatched; crosshatching; crosshatches
transitive verb
: to mark with two series of parallel lines that intersect
crosshatch noun
cross-hatching
ˈkrȯs-ˌha-chiŋ
noun 
Example Sentences
The fields were crosshatched by plowed paths.
Recent Examples on the Web After an hour of crosshatching the Tucker Fire’s plume, the sun dipped behind the Pacific Ocean. 
Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020 But his reputation rested equally on his abilities as a composer and arranger for large ensembles, interpolating bebop’s crosshatched rhythms and extended improvisations into lush tapestries. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2020 But his reputation rested equally on his abilities as a composer and arranger for large ensembles, interpolating bebop’s crosshatched rhythms and extended improvisations into fulsome tapestries. Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2020 Using a sharp knife, crosshatch the flesh on the diagonal, making cuts about ½-inch deep and 1 inch apart. Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 22 June 2019 Grill for 3 minutes, then turn the chicken 90 degrees, still skin side down, to create crosshatched grill marks on the skin. Penelope Green, House Beautiful, 1 July 2014 The pastry arrives in a snowfall of icing sugar, crosshatched with cinnamon and crowned by almonds, their bitter edge smoothed by orange-blossom water. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 3 May 2018 At the end, there is half a mango, neatly crosshatched, and a rainbow of sticky rice balls, saturated with coconut milk. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 10 May 2018 British Columbia is crosshatched with mountain ranges, grasslands, forests, and inlets, and its natural richness is mirrored in a remarkable array of First Nations—198 of them, or about one-third of Canada’s indigenous cultural diversity. J.b. Mackinnon, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2017 See More
Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020 But his reputation rested equally on his abilities as a composer and arranger for large ensembles, interpolating bebop’s crosshatched rhythms and extended improvisations into lush tapestries. Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2020 But his reputation rested equally on his abilities as a composer and arranger for large ensembles, interpolating bebop’s crosshatched rhythms and extended improvisations into fulsome tapestries. Giovanni Russonello, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2020 Using a sharp knife, crosshatch the flesh on the diagonal, making cuts about ½-inch deep and 1 inch apart. Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 22 June 2019 Grill for 3 minutes, then turn the chicken 90 degrees, still skin side down, to create crosshatched grill marks on the skin. Penelope Green, House Beautiful, 1 July 2014 The pastry arrives in a snowfall of icing sugar, crosshatched with cinnamon and crowned by almonds, their bitter edge smoothed by orange-blossom water. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 3 May 2018 At the end, there is half a mango, neatly crosshatched, and a rainbow of sticky rice balls, saturated with coconut milk. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 10 May 2018 British Columbia is crosshatched with mountain ranges, grasslands, forests, and inlets, and its natural richness is mirrored in a remarkable array of First Nations—198 of them, or about one-third of Canada’s indigenous cultural diversity. J.b. Mackinnon, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1662, in the meaning defined above