v. crossed, cross·ing, cross·es

v. tr. To go or extend across; pass from one side of to the other: crossed the room to greet us; a bridge that crosses the bay. To carry or conduct across something: crossed the horses at the ford. To extend or pass through or over; intersect: Elm Street crosses Oak Street.

[Middle English cros, from Old English, probably from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux.]

v. guard·ed, guard·ing, guards

v. tr. To protect from harm by or as if by watching over: guard a bank; guarding the President. See Synonyms at defend. To watch over so as to prevent escape or violence: guarded the prisoner. Sports. To keep (an opposing player) from scoring or playing efficiently. To maintain control over, as to prevent indiscretion: Guard what you say. To supervise entry or exit through; keep watch at: guarded the door. To furnish (a device or object) with a protective piece.

[Middle English garden, from Old French garder, guarder, of Germanic origin. See wer-3 in Indo-European Roots.]

 

Costume pieces have been compiled from the following traditional origins:

Stop sign - North America
Stop signs originated in Detroit, Michigan in 1915. The first had black letters on a white background and were somewhat smaller than the modern one. As they became more widespread, a committee supported by AASHO met in 1922 to standardize them, and it selected the octagonal shape that has been used in the US ever since. The unique eight-sided shape of the sign allows drivers facing the back of the sign to identify that oncoming drivers have a stop sign and prevent confusion with other traffic signs.

Reflective vest - North America
Regular safety gear for crossing guards.

Camoflauge pants -
Beginning with the British, militaries began changing their uniforms changing the colours, predominantly to such ones that blended in more with the terrain for the purposes of camouflage. In addition, this idea was followed with uniforms suitable for particular climates and seasons such as white for snowy regions and tan for sandy ones.

Dark face, feathers, necklace, white arm ties - Egypt
Anubis, egyptian god, was the opener of the roads of the North, He was the guide of the dead as they made their way through the darkness of the underworld and he saw that the beam of the great scale was in the proper position as he supervises the weighing of the heart of a deceased person against the feather of Maat.
In art, he was usually depicted as a man with the head of a jackal, and alert ears, often wearing a ribbon, and wielding a whip.

Peacock feather - Muslim
Moslems believe the peacock is the gatekeeper of paradise, until he swallowed the devil and let him in.

Owl feathers - Native American
In some North American Indian cultures, death is referred to as "crossing the owl's bridge".

Veil - Ancient Greek
Charon was the ferryman of Hades. He took the newly dead from one side of the river Acheron to the other if they had an obolus (coin) to pay for the ride. Corpses in ancient Greece were always buried with a coin underneath their tongue to pay Charon. Those who could not pay had to wander the banks of the Acheron for one hundred years.