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hatch [ hach ] (past and past participle hatched, present participle hatch·ing, 3rd person present singular hatch·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
mark something with parallel crossed lines: in graphic art, to mark or cover something with parallel crossed lines to show shading, or be marked in this way

[15th century. < French hacher "to chop" < hache (see hatchet)]

hatch·ing noun
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