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   Criss·cross

   /ˈkrisˌkrôs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a pattern of intersecting straight lines or paths: "the crisscross of wrinkles on his face"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a pattern) containing a number of straight lines or paths that intersect each other: "the streets ran in a regular crisscross pattern"

   adverb

   • 1. in a pattern of intersecting straight lines: "the swords were strung crisscross on his back"

   verb

   • 1. form a pattern of intersecting lines or paths on (a place): "the green hill was crisscrossed with a network of sheep tracks"
   • ▪ move or travel around (a place) by going back and forth repeatedly: "the President crisscrossed America"

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting a figure of a cross preceding the alphabet in a hornbook): from Christ-cross (in the same sense in late Middle English), from Christ's cross. The form was later treated as a reduplication of cross.

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   The meaning of CRISSCROSS is to mark with intersecting lines. How to use crisscross in a sentence.

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   What does crisscross mean?

   • The meaning of CRISSCROSS is to mark with intersecting lines. How to use crisscross in a sentence.

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   What does cross cross mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! CRISS-CROSS definition: 1. to move or exist in a pattern of lines crossing something or each other: 2. having or making a…. Learn more.

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   What is a crisscross pattern?

   • Other forms: crisscrossed; crisscrossing; crisscrosses A crisscross is a pattern of lines that cross or intersect. Your favorite shirt might be printed with pink and purple crisscrosses. You might doodle a crisscross pattern during class or stitch crisscrosses on a quilt.

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   What are some examples of criss-crossing?

   • They circled and criss-crossed wildly in the air, scouting for lunch, then splashing down to capture it. Cranes crisscross the sky, bringing up low-rise residences and commercial buildings. Daredevil motorcycle riders crisscross madly inside a metal sphere. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   Crisscross definition: to move back and forth over. See examples of CRISSCROSS used in a sentence.

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   CRISSCROSS meaning: to move or exist in a pattern of crossing lines: . Learn more.

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   CRISSCROSS definition: to move or exist in a pattern of crossing lines: . Learn more.

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   CRISS-CROSS definition: 1. to move or exist in a pattern of lines crossing something or each other: 2. having or making a…. Learn more.

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   A crisscross is a pattern of lines that cross or intersect. Your favorite shirt might be printed with pink and purple crisscrosses. You might doodle a crisscross pattern during class or stitch crisscrosses on a quilt.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › crisscrossCRISSCROSS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern. 2. to mark with or consist of a pattern of crossing lines. adjective. 3. (esp of a number of lines) crossing one another in different directions. noun. 4. a pattern made of crossing lines.