crisscross vs tessellation

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. 

adv
  • Crossing one another. 

adj
  • Marked with crossed lines. 

tessellation

noun
  • A tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane. 

  • The property or fact of tessellating. 

  • polygon tessellation. 

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