n. [ See Chrism. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]