crisscross

crisscross is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a cross.
  2. 2.To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with red marks.
  3. 3.In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else; crossing one another at various angles and in various ways. Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion. W. E. Boardman.
  4. 4.With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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