- 1. n. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. Source: opted
- 2. n. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud for it. Source: opted
- 3. n. a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.] 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. Source: webster
- 5. n a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam Source: ecdict
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