[criss.cross] vb [obs. christcross, crisscross mark of a cross] vt (1818) 1: to mark with intersecting lines
2: to pass back and forth through or over ~ vi: to go or pass back and forth
[2]crisscross adj (1846): marked or characterized by crisscrossing -- crisscross adv [3]crisscross n (1876) 1: a crisscross pattern: network
2: the state of being at cross-purposes; also: a confused state