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Webster 1913 Edition

(hăch′ū̍r)

Noun.

[F., fr.

hacher

to hack. See

(Fine Arts)

A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See

See also: hachure

hachuré m ‎(feminine singular hachurée, masculine plural hachurés, feminine plural hachurées)