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Definition of POMANDER

Pomander
Pomander Po*man"der, n. [Sp. poma.] (a) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball. (b) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Meaning of POMANDER from wikipedia

- A pomander, from French pomme d'ambre, i.e., apple of amber, is a ball made for perfumes, such as ambergris (hence the name), musk, or civet. The pomander...
- The Watch 1505 /ˌwɒtʃ fɪfˈtiːn ˈəʊ ˈfɑːɪv/ (also named PHN1505 or Pomander Watch of 1505) is the world's first watch. It was crafted by the German inventor...
- some buildings have been reconfigured to serve as single-family homes. Pomander Walk is different in style and out of scale with the tall buildings that...
- musk-balls or pomanders, small pendant containers fashioned from precious metals for fragrances or disinfectants; these are now known as pomander watches....
- original Pomander Book Shop, (along with his life partner Timothy Mawson), "a rather unprepossessing, ****ensian storefront" The "Pomander," as it was...
- Pomander Walk is a 1910 historical comedy by the British writer Louis N. Parker. Sub-titled "A Comedy of Happiness", it has three acts, a single setting...
- USS Pomander (SP-702) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918. Pomander was built in 1916 as a private motorboat of the...
- worn around the neck on a cord or necklace Spherical watches in small pomanders (Bisamapfeluhr) that were worn on the wrist or around the neck The actual...
- be used to make a fragrant pomander when combined with an orange. When given as a gift in Victorian England, such a pomander indicated warmth of feeling...
- replacement for the dried fruits and/or sweets, making it into a modern pomander In 2006, Chelmsford Cathedral in the UK announced that it would be replacing...