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criss•cross

Pronunciation: (kris'krôs", -kros"), [key]
—v.t.
1. to move back and forth over: students crisscrossing the field on their way to school.
2. to mark with crossing lines.

—v.i.
to proceed or pass back and forth; be arranged in a crisscross pattern: The streets in that part of town crisscross confusingly.

—adj.
Also,criss'crossed".having many crossing lines, paths, etc.

—n.
1. a crisscross mark, pattern, etc.
2. tick-tack-toe.

—adv.
1. in a crisscross manner; crosswise.
2. awry; askew.

crissal

crissum

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