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pomander

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəʊˈmændə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pō′man dər, pō man′dər)

po•man•der (pō′man dər, pō man′dər),USA pronunciation n.

a mixture of aromatic substances, often in the form of a ball, formerly carried on the person as a supposed guard against infection but now placed in closets, dressers, etc.
the ball, box, or other case in which it was formerly carried.

Medieval Latin pōmum ambrē (Latin ambrae) literally, apple of amber. See pome, amber
Middle French pome d'ambre (compare obsolete English pom(e)amber)
earlier pomaundre, pomemandre, late Middle English pomendambre 1425–75

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pomander /pəʊˈmændə/ n

a mixture of aromatic substances in a sachet or an orange, formerly carried as scent or as a protection against disease
a container for such a mixture

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French pome d'ambre, from Medieval Latin pōmum ambrae apple of amber

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