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.
Shall win this sword, silvered and hatched. Chapman.
Those hatching strokes of the pencil. Dryden.
2. To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep.
His weapon hatched in blood. Beau. & Fl.