2. Verb. (third-person singular of crisscross) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crisscrosses
1. crisscross [v] - See also: crisscross
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crisscrosses
Literary usage of Crisscrosses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of School and College Sports by Ralph Henry Barbour (1904)
"Examples of the best of strategic plays are the various crisscrosses, the double
passes other than crisscrosses, the delayed pass, the scrimmage kick, ..."
2. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"In winter, you'll find world-class cross-country skiing at Mt. Mclntyre Recreation
Centre. An extensive network of trails crisscrosses the area. ..."
3. The Craftsman by Gustav Stickley (1905)
"These simple daily crisscrosses often bring thoughts which lie deep enough for
a woman's tears. With an exhilarating sense of freedom ..."
4. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"The rope is always larger where it is attached to the leaf than at the center,
because the caterpillar crisscrosses the threads in order to Leaf-rollers in ..."
5. Poems and Plays by Percy MacKaye (1908)
"[Snatching at their faces with her right hand, she crisscrosses the thump,
child-fashion.] Now you'll not hold 'em in the air so high. ..."
6. Public School Methods (1921)
"(4) Christopher Crisscross is full of crochets and crazy crisscrosses. (5) The
deeds thou didst those deeds didst thou do. ..."
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