chrisom
chrisom definition
chrisom (kriz′əm)
noun
- a white cloth or robe formerly put on a baby at baptism as a symbol of innocence: it was used as a shroud if the child died within a month of birth
- Archaic an innocent baby; infant
Etymology: ME crisom (var. of crisme, chrism), orig., cloth to keep chrism off the face
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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