christmas: the supposed anniversary of the birth of Jesus, although since there were baby lambs it was more likely at Easter. Many of these christmas pictures would make good xmas clip-art or would be good on the front of a christmas card. Christmas is also known as Nöel or Yuletide.
Synonyms:
xmas, noel
![Nativity of Christ [detail: crib scene]](https://tn.fromoldbooks.org/Sibly-Astrology/wm/big/0893-Nativity-of-Christ-detail-engraving-q75-450x200.jpg "Nativity of Christ [detail: crib scene], from Astrology, by Sibly, Ebenezer [views in last few days: 3]")
![53.—Mongrams, Crosses, etc. [overview]](https://tn.fromoldbooks.org/DelamotteOrnamentalAlphabets/wm/big/53-Monograms,Crosses-etc.-overview-q75-303x200.jpg "53.—Mongrams, Crosses, etc. [overview], from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval, by Delamotte, F. [views in last few days: 1]")
