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Definition of Pomander
1. n. A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball.
Definition of Pomander
1. Noun. A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried as a protection against infection ¹
2. Noun. An orange, studded with cloves, hung in a wardrobe to provide a sweet smell ¹
3. Noun. A case in which an aromatic ball was carried ¹
4. Noun. A perforated container filled with pot-pourri for placing in a wardrobe etc ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pomander
1. a mixture of aromatic substances [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pomander
1. A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball. A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; more properly pomander box. Origin: Sp. Poma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pomander
Literary usage of Pomander
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Guide to the Best Fiction in English by William Winter, George Saintsbury, Ernest Albert Baker (1913)
""pomander WALK." "We love the rare old days and rich That poetry has painted; We
mourn that sacred age with which We never were acquainted! ..."
2. British Reformers by Bale, John, Coverdale, Miles, John Foxe (1843)
"... tracts is entitled " The pomander of Prayer," (a pomander was a ball made up
of several sorts of perfumes.) It contains forty short prayers suitable for ..."
3. British Reformers by Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A, Board of Publication (1843)
"Another of Becon'a tracts is entitled "The pomander of Prayer," (a pomander was
a ball made up of several sorts of perfumes.) It contains forty short ..."
4. The Wallet of Time: Containing Personal, Biographical, and Critical by William Winter (1913)
"... "pomander WALK." "We love the rare old day» and rich That poetry hat painted;
We mourn that sacred age with which We never were acquainted! ..."
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