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Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`; 115), n. [A corruption of
Christcross.]
1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is
unable to write.
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2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting
of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
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Crisscross \Criss"cross`\, v. t.
To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was
crisscrossed with red marks.
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Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`;115), adv.
1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else;
crossing one another at various angles and in various
ways.
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Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion.
--W. E.
Boardman.
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2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes;
contrarily; as, things go crisscross.
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