crisscross

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒs/

Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross.

Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross.

Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross.

A pattern of crossed lines.
“We reach the first barrier, which is like the barriers blocking off roadworks, or dug-up sewers: a wooden crisscross painted in yellow and black stripes, a red hexagon which means Stop.”
A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
A kind of crossword puzzle having no clues or definitions, but only a list of words that must be fitted into the grid.
“A definite advantage of the fact that no fill-in-the-blank sentences are used is that it's very easy for kids to enter their own words and see them instantly transformed into crisscrosses, word searches, and other fun games.”
“Welcome to the Ultimate Puzzle Challenge — a brand-new series of books for children who love word searches, crisscrosses, mazes, crosswords, and variety puzzles.”
A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.

Etymology: From Middle English crist-crosse, crists-crosse (“Christ's cross”). By surface analysis, an apophonic reduplication of cross.

To move back and forth over or through.
“As it turned out, the itinerary was disconcertingly illogical, involving criss-crossing America in anything but a straight line.”
“He told me about all the odd jobs he'd taken after I was born, when Michigan's economy was tanking. For one, he crisscrossed the Midwest buying old carpets from dentists' offices.”
To mark with crossed lines.