| 单词 | pomander bracelet |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspomander bracelet General attributive, as pomander-ball, pomander box, pomander bracelet, pomander chain, etc. ΚΠ ?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) iii. sig. Bbviii The vessels of yuory comprehendeth al..their combes, their muske balles theyr pomaunder pottes [etc.]. 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor ii. i. sig. Eii Walkes all day hang'd in Pomander chaines. View more context for this quotation 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. iv. 21 Offring Citizens Wiues Pomander Bracelets, As his preseruatiue, made of the Elixir. View more context for this quotation 1648 R. Herrick (title of poem) The pomander bracelet. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. vii, in Hist. Wks. (1813) I. 527 An Agnus Dei hung by a pomander chain at her neck. 1873 E. Gosse On Viol & Flute 36 Received from her the gold-embossed pomander-box of myrrh. 1906 Athenæum 3 Feb. 133/1 We see the clouded cane and pomander box of Sir Plume. 1987 Harrowsmith Nov. 118/2 An orange stuck all around with sprigs of cloves makes a pomander ball that is a perfect aromatic for the holiday season. < as lemmas |
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