chrisom

n. பெயரிட்டு விழாவில் குழந்தை மீதிடப்படும் மெல்லாடை, பெயரிடுவதற்குரிய குழந்தை, ஒருமாதக் குழவி.

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Chris"om, n. Etym: [See Chrism.] 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.

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