crisscross vs rete

crisscross

noun
  • A pattern of crossed lines. 

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

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

verb
  • To mark with crossed lines. 

  • To move back and forth over or through. 

adj
  • Marked with crossed lines. 

adv
  • Crossing one another. 

rete

noun
  • An anatomical part resembling or including a network. 

  • A rotating cutaway plate or overlay on an astrolabe or starmap which represents the horizon; used to locate stars and other astronomical features. 

  • A network of blood vessels or nerves. 

How often have the words crisscross and rete occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )