chrisom
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
See chrisom in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(krĭzˈəm)
noun- A white cloth or robe worn by an infant at baptism.
- Archaic An infant wearing a baptismal robe; a baby.
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