CRISSCROSS

I. verb Etymology: obsolete christcross, ~ mark of a cross Date: 1818 transitive verb to mark with intersecting lines, to pass back and forth through or over, intransitive verb to go or pass back and forth, overlap , intersect , II. adjective Date: 1840 marked or characterized by ~ing, ~ adverb III. noun Date: 1833 a ~ pattern ; network , the state of being at cross-purposes