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Cris"sal (kr?s"sal), a.
(Zoöl.) 1. Pertaining to the
crissum; as, crissal feathers.

2. Having highly colored under tail
coverts; as, the crissal thrasher.

Criss"cross` (kr?s"kr?s`; 115), n.
[A corruption of Christcross.] 1. A
mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is unable to
write.

2. A child's game played on paper or on a
slate, consisting of lines arranged in the form of a
cross.

Criss"cross`, v. t. To mark or
cover with cross lines; as, a paper was crisscrossed with
red marks.

Criss"cross` (kr?s"kr?s`;115), adv.
1. 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.

2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross
purposes; contrarily; as, things go crisscross.

Criss"cross-row` (-r?`), n.
See Christcross-row.


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