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crosshatch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
cross-hatch
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pattern of crossing lines.

verb

To mark or fill with a crosshatch pattern.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- English hatch English crosshatch From cross- + hatch.

Inflected Forms

crosshatches (plural) cross-hatch (alternative) crosshatches (present, singular) crosshatching (participle, present) crosshatched (participle, past) crosshatched (past)

Synonyms

hatch hatching hachure

Questions

What does crosshatch mean?
A pattern of crossing lines.
Where does crosshatch come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- English hatch English crosshatch From cross- + hatch.

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