chrismal

Definitions

Pertaining to or of the nature of chrism.
noun In the early church: The vessel or flask in which the consecrated oil or chrism was contained.
noun A vessel for the reservation of the consecrated host.
noun A cloth used to cover relics.
noun The white cloth bound upon the head of one newly baptized, after the unction with chrism, for the purpose of retaining the chrism upon the head during the week. Also chrism.

Latin chrismalis.

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The "chrismal" was a white linen cloth put on the head at the administration of baptism, which was taken off at the expiration of eight days.

The Life of King Alfred Giles, J. A. 1847
In present-day usage the words chrismal and chrismatory are taken indiscriminately and almost universally to refer to the vessels that are employed to hold the oils that are solemnly consecrated by the bishop on Holy Thursday, viz., oil of catechumens, oil of the sick, and chrism.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
And when I hear of people bringing water for baptismal purposes from the Jordan, I say in my heart, "How much more would I value for myself and friends the administration of the chrismal sacrament with the diviner flow from that low sand-hill in

Andersonville — Volume 3 John McElroy 1887
And when I hear of people bringing water for baptismal purposes from the Jordan, I say in my heart, "How much more would I value for myself and friends the administration of the chrismal sacrament with the diviner flow from that low sand-hill in

Andersonville John McElroy 1887