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1. (n.) chrisom
a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism to signify innocence.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME krysom, crysum, var. of chrism)
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1. (noun) chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil
a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam
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1. (noun) Chrisom
a white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened
2. (noun) Chrisom
a child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it
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