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
5. a US term for noughts and crosses
adverb
6.
in a crosswise manner or pattern
crisscross in American English
(ˈkrɪsˌkrɔs)
noun
1.
a mark made of two crossed lines ( X), often used as a signature by people who cannot write their names
2.
a pattern made of crossed lines
3.
a being confused or at cross-purposes
adjective
4.
marked with or moving in crossing lines
verb transitive
5.
to mark or cover with crossing lines
6.
to move to and fro across
verb intransitive
7.
to move crosswise
adverb
8.
crosswise
9.
awry
Word origin
ME Christcros, Christ's cross, the cross at the head of an alphabet, for the symbol X (Gr χ), abbrev. of Christ (Christos)
Examples of 'crisscross' in a sentence
crisscross
When she got to her feet she heard her knees crack, and the broadloom carpet had made deep red crisscross marks on her skin.
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
The mirror that night revealed the bluish-purple crisscross of stripes already turning a dark livid hue.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION (2001)
A rough sketch showed two rows of trees felled in a crisscross pattern, blasted but still clinging to their stumps.
Gregg Andrew Hurwitz MINUTES TO BURN (2001)
In other languages
crisscross
British English: criss-cross VERB
If a person or thing criss-crosses an area, they travel from one side to the other and back again many times, following different routes. If a number of things criss-cross an area, they cross it, and cross over each other.