English Dictionary

crisscross

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɹɪs.ˌkɹɒs/

名詞

可算名詞 廃用 不可算名詞

(countable) A pattern of crossed lines. / (countable) A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write.

日本語の意味

交差する線の模様、格子模様 / 書けない人の署名などにみられる斜めの印、叩いて署名の代わりに用いる印

The crisscross of trails through the meadow confused the hikers.

草原に走る小道が作る格子模様にハイカーたちは迷った。

意味（1）

(countable) A pattern of crossed lines.

We reach the first barrier, which is like the barriers blocking off roadworks, or dug-up sewers: a wooden crisscross painted in yellow and black stripes, a red hexagon which means Stop.

意味（2）

(countable) A mark or cross, such as the signature of a person who is unable to write.

意味（3）

(countable) A kind of crossword puzzle having no clues or definitions, but only a list of words that must be fitted into the grid.

A definite advantage of the fact that no fill-in-the-blank sentences are used is that it's very easy for kids to enter their own words and see them instantly transformed into crisscrosses, word searches, and other fun games.

意味（4）

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

crisscrosses （ plural ）