English Dictionary: hatching | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for hatching | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hatch \Hatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hatching}.] [F. hacher to chop, hack. See {Hash}.] 1. To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See {Hatching}. Shall win this sword, silvered and hatched. --Chapman. Those hatching strokes of the pencil. --Dryden. 2. To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep. [Obs.] His weapon hatched in blood. --Beau. & Fl. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hatching \Hatch"ing\, n. [See 1st {Hatch}.] A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also {crosshatching}. |