hatch3

 
Pronunciation: /hatʃ/

verb

[with object]
  • (in fine art and technical drawing) shade (an area) with closely drawn parallel lines: (as noun hatching) the miniaturist’s use of hatching and stippling

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'inlay with strips of metal'): from Old French hacher, from hache (see hatchet)