cross-hatchingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkrɒs.hætʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈkrɑːs.hætʃ.ɪŋ/two groups of parallel lines that are drawn close together across each other, especially at an angle of 90°, on parts of a picture to show differences of light and darkness
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Painting, drawing & printing
- airbrush
- brushstroke
- brushwork
- chiaroscuro
- colour
- colour sth in
- draft
- engraving
- etching
- foreshorten
- freehand
- ink
- rough
- rule
- shade sth in
- stencil
- stipple
- tempera
- touch sth in
- wash
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cross-hatch
verb [ I or T ] uk/ˈkrɒs.hætʃ/us/ˈkrɑːs.hætʃ/also hatch
cross-hatched
adjective uk/ˈkrɒs.hætʃt/us/ˈkrɑːs.hætʃt/
Examples from literature
- The old mechanical process of constructing tones by cross-hatching is now almost obsolete.