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criss-cross(1) (iou)



criss-cross noun, adjective, & adverb. Also crisscross. E17.
[Reduced form of CHRIST-CROSS, latterly treated as redupl. of CROSS noun.]
A. noun.
= CHRIST-CROSS. Now arch. & dial. exc. Hist. E17.
A crossing of lines, currents, etc.; a network of crossing lines. L19.
The state of being at cross purposes. E20.
b. adjective. In crossing lines; marked by crossings or intersections. M19.
C. adverb. Crosswise; at cross purposes. L19.