criss·cross
(krĭs′krôs′, -krŏs′)v. criss·crossed, criss·cross·ing, criss·cross·es
v.tr.1. To mark with crossing lines.
2. To move back and forth through or over: crisscrossed the country on a speaking tour.
v.intr. To move back and forth.
n.1. A mark or pattern made of crossing lines.
2. A state of being at conflicting or contrary purposes.
adj. Crossing one another or marked by crossings.
adv. In a manner or direction that crosses or is marked by crossings.
[Alteration of Middle English Cristcrosse, mark of a cross, short for Cristcross (me speed), may Christ's cross (give me success).]
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crisscrossing
adj crossing over each other
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