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Answer for the clue "Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines ", 7 letters:
hachure

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context cartography chiefly historical English) A line on a map indicating the steepness of a slope.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hachure \Hach"ure\ (h[a^]ch"[-u]r), n. [F., fr. hacher to hack. See Hatching .] (Fine Arts) A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. shading consisting of multiple crossing lines [syn: hatch , hatching , crosshatch ]

Usage examples of hachure.

Uncertain what languages the Tuigan might understand, the letter had been written in both the flowing script of Semphar and the hachured ideograms of Shou Lung.