criss-cross

See also: crisscross

English

Noun

criss-cross (plural criss-crosses)

1. Alternative spelling of crisscross

Adjective

criss-cross (comparative more criss-cross, superlative most criss-cross)

1. Alternative spelling of crisscross

Adverb

criss-cross (comparative more criss-cross, superlative most criss-cross)

1. Alternative spelling of crisscross

Derived terms

• criss-cross applesauce

Verb

criss-cross (third-person singular simple present criss-crosses, present participle criss-crossing, simple past and past participle criss-crossed)

1. Alternative spelling of crisscross
   • 1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:

     The Borinage coalfield around Mons is another attractive area for the railway enthusiast; it is rather like South Lancashire, with its gently undulating landscape studded with slag heaps and pithead gear and criss-crossed by railway lines and tramways.

References

• “criss-cross”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.