Associations to the word «Hachure»

Wiktionary

HACHURE, noun. (cartography) (chiefly historical) A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.

Dictionary definition

HACHURE, noun. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley