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hatchwork

noun

Etymology

From hatch + work.

  1. inherited from *werǵ-✻ — “to make”
  2. inherited from *wérǵom✻ — “work”
  3. inherited from *werką✻ — “work”
  4. inherited from *werk✻
  5. inherited from weorc
  6. inherited from work
  7. compounded as hatchwork — “hatch + work”

Definitions

  1. Crosshatching

    Crosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern

    • Look at the hatchwork around the edges!

  2. The apparatus around the hatches of a vessel, particularly the cargo hatch

    • The sailors must be familiar with the cargo and hatchwork.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA