n.
Pronunciation: ' kri-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English crisom, short for crisom cloth, from crisom chrism + cloth
Date: 13th century
: a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism as a symbol of innocence
n.
Pronunciation: ' kri-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English crisom, short for crisom cloth, from crisom chrism + cloth
Date: 13th century
: a white cloth or robe put on a person at baptism as a symbol of innocence
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012