Crisscross Definition
krĭskrôs, -krŏs
criss-cross, crisscrossed, crisscrosses, crisscrossing
verb
crisscrossed, crisscrosses, crisscrossing
To mark or cover with crossing lines.
Webster's New World
To move crosswise.
Webster's New World
To move to and fro across.
Webster's New World
noun
crisscrosses
A mark made of two crossed lines (X), often used as a signature by people who cannot write their names.
Webster's New World
A pattern made of crossed lines.
Webster's New World
A state of being at conflicting or contrary purposes.
American Heritage
A being confused or at cross-purposes.
Webster's New World
A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
Wiktionary
adjective
Marked with or moving in crossing lines.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In a manner or direction that crosses or is marked by crossings.
American Heritage
Crosswise.
Webster's New World
Awry.
Webster's New World
Crossing one another.
Wiktionary
Origin of Crisscross
Alteration of Middle English Cristcrosse mark of a cross short for Cristcross (me speed) may Christ's cross (give me success)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English "Christ's cross"
From Wiktionary
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