Pomander

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A mixture of aromatic substances enclosed in a bag or box as a protection against odor or infection, formerly worn on one's person but now usually placed in a dresser drawer or closet.
  • n. A case, box, or bag for holding this mixture.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried as a protection against infection
  • n. An orange, studded with cloves, hung in a wardrobe to provide a sweet smell
  • n. A case in which an aromatic ball was carried
  • n. A perforated container filled with pot-pourri for placing in a wardrobe etc
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball.
  • n. A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A perfume-ball, or a mixture of perfumes, formerly carried in the pocket or suspended from the neck or the girdle, especially as an amulet, or to prevent infection in time of plague.
  • n. A hollow ball or round box used for carrying about the person the ball above described, and sometimes pierced with small openings to allow the perfume to escape.
  • Word Usage
    "Well, you might keep the pomander, which is pure gold engraved with ancient signs and the name of the Shining Dawn, Dahana, in Sanskrit characters."
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