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cross|hatch|ing — «KRS HACH ihng, KROS », noun. 1. the making of crosshatches. 2. the marking or shading made … Useful english dictionary
hatch´el|ler — hatch|el «HACH uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. a comb used in cleaning flax or hemp. –v.t. 1. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. 2. Figurative. to annoy; torment. Also … Useful english dictionary
hatch´el|er — hatch|el «HACH uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. a comb used in cleaning flax or hemp. –v.t. 1. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. 2. Figurative. to annoy; torment. Also … Useful english dictionary
hatch|el — «HACH uhl», noun, verb, eled, el|ing or (especially British) elled, el|ling. –n. a comb used in cleaning flax or hemp. –v.t. 1. to comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. 2. Figurative. to annoy; torment. Also … Useful english dictionary
coam|ing — «KOH mihng», noun. 1. a raised edge around a hatch or opening in a deck of a ship or roof to prevent water from running down below: »He swung his thick legs clumsily over the hatch coaming and stood up dizzily, clinging for support to the… … Useful english dictionary
hatching — hatch|ing [ˈhætʃıŋ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: hatch to mark with lines (16 21 centuries), from French hacher; HASH2] fine lines drawn on or cut into a surface … Dictionary of contemporary English
hatching — hatch·ing (hachґing) emergence from an egg … Medical dictionary
hatching — hatch|ing [ hætʃıŋ ] noun uncount close parallel lines that are drawn in a picture to show shape and shadows … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hatching — hatch•ing [[t]ˈhætʃ ɪŋ[/t]] n. hachure 2) • Etymology: 1655–65 … From formal English to slang
crosshatching — 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
