Emily Dickinson Lexicon

cross (-ed), v. [see cross, n.] (webplay: circumstances, crook, draw, heaven, hinder, lands, lay, make, pass, perish, play, reverse, river, stop).

1. Traverse; get across; go over; travel through; pass from one side to the other; [fig.] overcome; conquer; triumph over.
2. Phrase. “Cross oneself”: trace the shape of a crucifix in the air; use a hand motion directly in front of one's chest to elicit divine protection.