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Definition of Crisscross

1. Noun. A marking that consists of lines that cross each other.

2. Verb. Cross in a pattern, often random.

3. Adjective. Marked with crossing lines.

4. Adverb. Crossing one another in opposite directions.

5. Verb. Mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines. "Wrinkles crisscrossed her face"

6. Verb. Mark with a pattern of crossing lines. "Crisscross the sheet of paper"

Definition of Crisscross

1. n. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write.

2. v. t. To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.

3. adv. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways.

Definition of Crisscross

1. Verb. To move back and forth (over something.) ¹

2. Verb. To mark something with crossed lines. ¹

3. Noun. A pattern of crossed lines. ¹

4. Adjective. marked with crossed lines ¹

5. Adverb. crossing one another ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crisscross

1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crisscross

crispiest crispily crispiness crispinesses crisping crispins crisply crispness crispnesses crisps

crispy criss-cross criss-cross applesauce crissa crissal crisscross (current term) crisscross-row crisscross-rows crisscross heart crisscrossed

crisscrosses crisscrossing crissum crista crista ampullaris crista arcuata cartilaginis arytenoideae crista basilaris ductus cochlearis crista buccinatoria crista capitis costae crista colli costae

Literary usage of Crisscross

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"304. crisscross (kris'kros), ri [< crisscross, n.] To form a crisscross ; intersect frequently. The split sticks are piled np in «. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"The crisscross addition on conjugate systems: JR BAILEY, NH MOORE and AT McPHERSON. This paper represents a continuation of the work of ..."

3. Basket Ball and Indoor Baseball for Women by Helen Frost, Charles Digby Wardlaw (1920)
"VI TEAM PLAY I. Line and crisscross.—In using the three- division field individual "star" play becomes an impossibility, and good passing must be developed. ..."

4. American Football by Charles Dudley Daly (1921)
"A crisscross preceding a pass, with a delayed receiver running into an open ... The old crisscross, where the back starts on an end run and passes the ball ..."

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