Christ·mas (kr?s?m?s)n.1. A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.2. December 25, the day on which this feast is observed as a public holiday in many countries.3. Christmastide.[Middle English Cristemas, from Old English Cr?stes mæsse, Christ’s festival : Cr?st, Christ; see Christ + mæsse, festival; see Mass.]Christ?mas·sy, Christ?mas·y adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Christmas (?kr?sm?s) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a. the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec 25b. Also called: Christmas Day Dec 25, observed as a day of secular celebrations when gifts and greetings are exchangedc. (as modifier): Christmas celebrations. 2. Also called: Christmas Day (in England, Wales, and Ireland) Dec 25, one of the four quarter days. Compare Lady Day, Midsummer’s Day, Michaelmas3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called (archaic or literary): Christmastide the season of Christmas extending from Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) to Jan 6 (the festival of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night)[Old English Cr?stes mæsse Mass of Christ]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Christ?mas (?kr?s m?s) n. the annual Christian festival commemorating Jesus’ birth: celebrated in the Western Church on December 25. [before 1150; Middle English cristmasse; Old English Cristes m?sse Mass of Christ] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.ChristmasThis celebrates the birth of Christ. The festival is held on the 25 December. The Nativity (depicting the birth of Christ) is a common theme for Christmas theater plays and celebrations.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Christmas tree
Christmas treen.1. An evergreen or artificial tree decorated, as with lights and ornaments, during the Christmas season.2. A device that consists of pipes and valves and caps a producing natural gas or oil well in order to control its flow. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Christmas tree n 1. (Plants) an evergreen tree or an imitation of one, decorated as part of Christmas celebrations 2. (Plants) Also called: Christmas bush Austral any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration 3. (Plants) another name for pohutukawa Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Christ?mas tree` n. an evergreen tree decorated at Christmastime with ornaments and lights. [1780?90, Amer.] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
“christmas” tree
Christmas treen.1. An evergreen or artificial tree decorated, as with lights and ornaments, during the Christmas season.2. A device that consists of pipes and valves and caps a producing natural gas or oil well in order to control its flow. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Christmas tree n 1. (Plants) an evergreen tree or an imitation of one, decorated as part of Christmas celebrations 2. (Plants) Also called: Christmas bush Austral any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration 3. (Plants) another name for pohutukawa Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Christ?mas tree` n. an evergreen tree decorated at Christmastime with ornaments and lights. [1780?90, Amer.] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.