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noun

Chrisom n.

A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. (Obs.)

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.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... high officers of the Empire, the ministers, the High Chamberlain, the First Equerry, and the Grand Master of Ceremonies;—the various objects to be used, to wit: the Prince's candle, carried by the Princess of Neufchtel; the chrisom cloth, by the Princess Aldobrandini; the saltcellar, by the Countess of Beauvau;—then the objects belonging to the godfather and godmother, to wit: the basin, carried by the Duchess of Alborg; the ewer, by the Countess Vilain XIV.; ...

— The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise • Imbert De Saint-Amand

Words linked to "Chrisom" : unction, holy oil, unguent, chrism, salve