christening robe
Infant baptism garment
A christening robe is a long white garment worn by an infant during a Christian baptism ceremony.
Traditionally made of fine fabric like silk or cotton with lace trim, these robes are often family heirlooms passed down through generations: The baby wore the same christening robe her grandmother had worn sixty years earlier.
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- christening gownInfant's ceremonial dedication garment
- gownLong formal garment
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- whiteAbsence of pigment
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- ritual textilesaltar cloth, prayer shawl, tallit, prayer rug, vestment
- robesbathrobe, dressing gown, housecoat, peignoir, negligee
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