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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Criss-cross

Crīss'-crōss, n.

noun

n. [A corruption of Christ-cross.]

  1. A mark or symbol formed by two lines crossing each other, usually at right angles, as that used for signature by persons 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.

Criss'-crōss, adv.

adverb

adv. 1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else. 2. With opposition or hinderance; unpleasantly; as, things lie criss-cross, or go criss-cross.