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Chrisom
Anciently, a chrisom was the face-cloth, or piece of linen laid over a child's head when he was baptized or christened. The term has come to refer to a child who died within a month after its baptism—so called for the chrisom cloth that was used as a shroud for it.

References

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Joan P. Chrisom
Sep 22, 2005; MILTON - Joan P. (Kenney) Chrisom, 74, of Milton, a homemaker, died at home Tuesday . Mrs. Chrisom worked four years as a...
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Joan P. Chrisom of Milton, at 74.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
Sep 27, 2005; Joan P. (Kenney) Chrisom of Milton, formerly of Wollaston, a homemaker, died Sept. 20 at home. She was 74. Born in Boston, Mrs....
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chrisom
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ONE YEAR LATER; WHERE WE WERE; Facing the reality of what was happening
Sep 11, 2002; South Shore residents, like Americans everywhere, remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on the perfectly...
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purism
Jan 01, 2007; purism • chasm , spasm •enthusiasm • orgasm • sarcasm •ectoplasm • cytoplasm •...
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