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Crisscross
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to write.
2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adverb (adv.)
1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. W. E. Boardman.
2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.