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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•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
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: 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 |