chrisom

2 definitions found

chrisom - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chrisom \Chris"om\, n. [See Chrism.]
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     1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle
        thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.]
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     2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so
        called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud
        for it. [Obs.] --Blount.
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chrisom - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chrisom
      n 1: a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and
           balsam [syn: chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil
           ]