[ Crimosine], sb. and adj. crimson, S3; crimosin, SkD; crammasyn, S3.—OF. cramoisin (cramoisi); Low Lat. carmesinum; from Pers. qirmisi, crimson; from Skt. krmi, a worm, insect, (i.e. the cochineal insect).
[ Crisme], sb. consecrated oil for anointing, MD; crysme, oil, Prompt.—Church Lat. chrisma, sacred oil; Gr. χρίσμα Cf. [Creme].
[ Crisme-child], sb. the child anointed at baptism, MD.
[ Crisme-cloð], sb. the chrisom, the cloth tied round the head of the anointed child, S. Cp. Church Lat. chrismalis pannus.
[ Crisome], sb. the chrisom-cloth, crismale, Voc.; crysome, Palsg.; crisom, Cotg. (s.v. cresmeau).
[ Crist], adj. and sb. anointed, Christ, MD, S2, W, W2.—Lat. Christus; Gr. χριστός, anointed.
[ Cristen], adj. and sb. Christian, S, C2, C3; christen, S, S2; cresten, S2.—Lat. Christianus.
[ Cristendom], sb. Christianity, S, S2, C3; crystendom, S2.—AS. cristendóm.
[ Cristenly], adv. in a Christian manner, C3.
[ Cristes-messe], sb. Christmas, MD; Cristemasse, C2.