CHRISOM, noun [See Chrism.] a child that dies within a month after its birth; so called from the chrisom-cloth, a linen cloth anointed with holy oil, which was formerly laid over a childs face when it was baptized. Also, the cloth itself.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.