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hatchwork

hatchwork noun: crosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern.

Noun

hatchwork (plural hatchworks)

  1. Crosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern
    • Look at the hatchwork around the edges!
  2. (uncountable) The apparatus around the hatches of a vessel, particularly the cargo hatch
    • The sailors must be familiar with the cargo and hatchwork.

Forms of hatchwork

pluralhatchworks

Origin of hatchwork

From hatch + work.

Questions about hatchwork

What does hatchwork mean?
Hatchwork means crosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern.
What part of speech is hatchwork?
Hatchwork is a noun.
What is the plural of hatchwork?
The plural of hatchwork is hatchworks.

Words near hatchwork in the dictionary

  1. Hatchville
  2. hatchway
  3. hatchwayman
  4. hatchwaymen
  5. hatchways
  6. hatchwork
  7. hatchworks
  8. hatchy
  9. hate
  10. hate boner
  11. hate boners

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