Hatching

n.

1.

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.

Noun	1.	hatching - the production of young from an egg Synonyms: hatch
	2.	hatching - shading consisting of multiple crossing lines Synonyms: crosshatch, hachure, hatch

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