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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chrisom /ˈkrɪz(ə)m/ (also chrisom-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 pronunc.

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