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hatching

noun
hatch·​ing | \ ˈha-chiÅ‹ How to pronounce hatching (audio) \

Definition of hatching

: the engraving or drawing of fine lines in close proximity especially to give an effect of shading also : the pattern so made

First Known Use of hatching

circa 1650, in the meaning defined above

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