Definition of: criss-cross

(kris′krôs′, -kros′) v.t.
To cross with interlacing lines.
—v.i. To move in criss–crosses.
—adjective Crossing one another in different directions; said of lines or the like.
—noun
1. The cross of one who cannot write.
2. A congeries of intersecting lines.
3. A game played by children.
—adverb In different cross-directions; crosswise. [Alter. of CHRIST–CROSS]