hatchwork

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noun

Crosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern

“Look at the hatchwork around the edges!”

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Meanings

nounhatchwork (plural hatchworks)

plural hatchworks

  1. artCrosshatching; ornamentation using a crosshatch pattern

    Look at the hatchwork around the edges!

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

    The sailors must be familiar with the cargo and hatchwork.

Origin

From hatch + work.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Hackworth
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APA

hatchwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatchwork

MLA

“hatchwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatchwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hatchwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatchwork.

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