Christie
/ˈkrɪsti
/noun (plural Christies) Skiing, dated
A sudden turn in which the skis are kept parallel, used for changing direction fast or stopping short.
Origin
1920s (earlier as Christiania): named after Christiania in Norway.
Rhymes
- pasteurellosis
- Pasteur flask
- Pasteurian
- pasteurise
- Pasteurism
- pasteurization
- pasteurize
- pasteurizer
- Pasteur, Louis
- Pasteur pipette
- Pasteur reaction
- Pasteur treatment
- paste wash
- paste water
- past future
- past historic
- pasticceria
- pasticcio
- pastiche
- pasticheur
- pastie
- pastiglia
- pastiglio
- pastilla
- pastillage