Definition of "criss" [criss]

• Same as creese. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I think criss is better off not married because no one can treat him right it seams."
• "On the clear, dry nights coyote voices seemed to emanate from single points in straight lines, the calls criss-crossing like taut wires."
• "Once you could lift the fruit from the skin, don't yet, first run the knife in criss-cross fashion across the flesh, then lift out the cubes."