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