kirsome

English

Etymology

Corrupted from chrisom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)səm/

Adjective

kirsome (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Christian; christened.
   • c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Coxcomb”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act IV, scene vii:

     I am [a] true kirsome woman.

References

• “kirsome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• irksome, smokier