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hatch - shading consisting of multiple crossing lines |
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hatching,
crosshatch,
hachure |
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shading a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
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hatch - the production of young from an egg |
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hatching |
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birthing,
giving birth,
parturition,
birth the process of giving birth
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hatch - a movable barrier covering a hatchway |
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movable barrier a barrier that can be moved to allow passage
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hatchway,
scuttle,
opening an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
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cargo hatch hatch opening into the cargo compartment
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| verb |
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hatch - emerge from the eggs; "young birds, fish, and reptiles hatch" |
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be born come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm"
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hatch - draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet" |
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line reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
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hatch - inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating |
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inlay decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
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handicraft a craft that requires skillful hands
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