Chrisom

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A white cloth or robe worn by an infant at baptism.
  • n. Archaic An infant wearing a baptismal robe; a baby.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
  • n. A child that died within a month after its baptism; so called from the chrisom cloth used as a shroud for it.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened.
  • n. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See chrism.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ointment    unction    salve    balm    unguent   
     
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