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.
2.
A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
© Webster 1913.
Criss"cross`, v. t.
To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
© Webster 1913.
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.
Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion.
W. E. Boardman.
2.
With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.
© Webster 1913.