CHRISOM


Meaning of CHRISOM in English

[ 'krɪz(ə)m ]

(also ~-cloth )

■ noun historical a white robe put on a child at baptism, and used as its shroud if it died within the month.

Origin

ME: alt. of chrism , representing a popular pronunciation

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.