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