Main Entry: chris·tie

Variant(s): or chris·ty \ˈkris-tē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural christies

Etymology: by shortening & alteration from christiania

Date: 1925

: a skiing turn used for altering the direction of hill descent or for stopping and executed usually at high speed by shifting the body weight forward and skidding into a turn with parallel skis