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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Christmas \Christ"mas\, n. [Christ + mass.] An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. {Christmas box}. a A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas. b A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift. {Christmas carol}, a carol sung at or suitable for Christmas. {Christmas day}. Same as {Christmas}. {Christmas eve}, the evening before Christmas. {Christmas fern} (Bot.), an evergreen North American fern ({Aspidium acrostichoides}), which is much used for decoration in winter. {Christmas flower}, {Christmas rose}, the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter. {Christmas tree}, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Christmas n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide}, {Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}] 2: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmas Day}, {Xmas}, {Dec 25}] v : spend Christmas; "We were christmassing in New York" [syn: {Christmas}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Christmas, FL Zip code(s): 32709 Christmas, MI Zip code(s): 49862
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