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HATCHING

\hˈat͡ʃɪŋ], \hˈat‍ʃɪŋ], \h_ˈa_tʃ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of HATCHING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the production of young from an egg

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the production of young from an egg

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A kind of drawing or engraving with narrow parallel or crossed itnes.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

The mode of so shading.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Shading by courses of lines crossing each other at an angle more or less acute.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Shading with a blacklead pencil or pen, or in engraving. Note.-etching may only be a corruption of hatching.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Act or process of producing young from eggs by incubation or artificial heat;â€”act of contriving or plotting;â€”a kind of drawing or engravingâ€”usually written etching.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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