Chrisom

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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