Question

C. Explain the following words:
1. hatching
2. preening
3. scratching
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Answer 1

"hatching"

noun:

(in fine art and technical drawing) shading with closely drawn parallel lines.

"the miniaturist's use of hatching and stippling"

"preening"

verb:

(of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak.

scratching

verb:

score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object.