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   Hatch (hăch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hatched (hăcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Hatching.] [F. hacher to chop, hack. See Hash.]
   1. To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and engraving. See Hatching.
   
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   Shall win this sword, silvered and hatched. Chapman.
   
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   Those hatching strokes of the pencil. Dryden.
   
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   2. To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep. [Obs.]
   
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   His weapon hatched in blood. Beau. & Fl.
   
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   hatched adj. [p. p. from hatch, v. i.]  produced from an egg.
   
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