X'masとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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X'mas

1. Alternative form of Xmas.
   • 1864 December 17, “Christmas Confectionery”, in The Wrexham Advertiser, […], volume XII, number 615, Wrexham, Denbighshire, →OCLC, page 1, column 5:

     S. JONES gratefully acknowleges the public patronage accorded him during the last four years, and respectfully invites an inspection of his Christmas Confectionery, in rich variety, comprising a new selection of X’mas Tree Ornaments, Sachets and Boxes laden with sweets, and variously flavoured Chocolate for X’mas presents, and New Year’s gifts, automatic figures, Father X’mas, Red Ridinghood, Birds, Flags, Banners, &c., &c.

   • 1887 December 18, Brandau, Kennedy & McTeer, “Christmas Presents for Gentlemen!”, in Knoxville Daily Tribune, volume XLII, Knoxville, Tenn., →OCLC, page [4], column 5:

     All the wives, mothers and sisters in Knoxville will be in a perfect state of “unsettledness” during the coming week in deciding what to give to their boys, husbands, brothers and fathers for X’mas.

   • 1913 January 2, “Irondale”, in Henry C. Bell, editor, Weekly Independent, volume XLI, number 1, Potosi, Mo., →OCLC, page [2], column 2:

     J. W. Houston, wife and Miss Grace, spent X’mas with Mrs. Houston’s father at Belgrade.

   • 1916 December 21, “Dress and Fashion”, in The Age, number 19,267, Melbourne, Vic., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 5:

     THE MOST MOMENTOUS, THE MOST MAGNIFICENT[,] THE MOST IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY O[F] TOYS Yet Attempted in This City, Has been Assembled in Our SPEED SELLING STORES For X’MAS, 1916.

   • 1937 November 25, The Pattonsburg Call, volume 56, number 20, Pattonsburg, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, front page, column 2:

     X’MAS DECORATIONS SOON / Plans are going steadily forward and the Christmas decorations will be placed on Main Street soon, according to word from the committee in charge.

   • 1993 December 21, Ken Yap, “patches to WWW/Library/Implementation/HTFTP.c to handle VMS ftp servers”, in comp.infosystems.www‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 19 December 2025:

     I've tried to contact Tim BL about this and in fact got mail from him before (I assume) he went on X'mas vacation.

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