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crisscross

crisscross

2 3.5
Marked with lines that cross each other to form a pattern
  • adjective
  • /ˈkrɪsˌkrɔs/
translation icon : cruzado
  • During summer days, young girls from nearby villages steered their boats skillfully with bamboo poles into the crisscross canal.
  • crisscross pattern
  • crisscross design
  • crisscross top

It's like a black baby crock tee with like this cute little crisscross detail.

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Examples

  • Adamma, wearing a crisscross head tie, raises the corner of her skirt in her coquettish coda to the masquerade play.

    Academic text (2003)
  • So you've got this open back here, these bits here, it's got this crisscross back, which is really nice.

  • I'm just wearing some little like wedge shoes that have kind of a black crisscross thing going on.

  • I do like that the top has like fun detailing like this kind of front crisscross situation and then this like frill at the bottom.

  • It's like a black baby crock tee with like this cute little crisscross detail.

  • Hot glue two candy canes together in a crisscross pattern.

    Blog text (2)
  • But now, I look at my hand, and I notice the slight crisscross pattern over my forefinger knuckles.

    Blog text (23)
  • The team also found the font's floor, which includes three layers of wood laid in crisscross fashion and held together with nails and screws.

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  • I remember these barrettes we made, lacing thin ribbon in a crisscross pattern onto metal snap-type barrettes.

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  • The tablecloth features a stylish crisscross pattern that adds a modern touch to the dining room.

Synonyms

crisscrossed
vscrisscross
4.1

Covered with lines or paths that go in different directions

is the same in meaning but differs in grammatical form
intersecting
vscrisscross
3.9

A line or path that crosses another, often making an X shape

focuses on an overall marked pattern rather than the act of crossing
intersectant
vscrisscross
9.6

Crossing each other to form an X shape

describes general crossing patterns not limited to X shapes
crosshatched
vscrisscross
  • Specialized
7.4

Having sets of crossing lines to show dark or textured areas

applies to any crossing pattern beyond artistic shading

How Intersecting

crosshatched
  • Specialized
7.4
latticed
1 5.6
crisscross
2 3.5
crossed
1.6

Surface Forms

crisscross positive

Morphology

crisscross = cross (transparent) = criss + cross

The meaning 'marked with crossing lines' is directly compositional from the compound elements; learners can infer the sense from 'cross'.

Etymology

Crisscross comes from putting together two similar parts, criss and cross, both meaning 'cross'. So a crisscross design is simply full of lines that cross each other, like many X shapes.