Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - crisscross

criss-cross ~1 n a pattern made up of straight lines, usually a lot of them, that cross each other  (the crisscross of scars on his back) - crisscross adj  (trees planted in a crisscross pattern) ~2 v to make a regularly repeated pattern of straight lines that cross each other, or to make this pattern on something  (The flyovers criss-cross the city above the congested streets.) criterion, n plural criteria (countable often plural a standard which is established so that a judgment or decision, especially a scientific one, can be made  (More detailed criteria are necessary before a logical decision can be reached.) + for  (What are your criteria for judging a bottle of wine?)