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Definition of pomander in English: pomandernoun ˈpɒməndəpəˈmandə 1A ball or perforated container of aromatic substances, placed in a cupboard or room to perfume the air or (formerly) carried as a supposed protection against infection. 香丸,香盒 Example sentencesExamples - The other bridesmaids wore burnt orange dresses and carried pomanders of fresh black-eyed cream germinis.
- Sugar surveys the great lake of lavender before her, and measures it against a pomander of petals such as she might be able to hold in her hand.
- The younger bridesmaids wore pale lilac shimmer satin dresses with cream embroidered bodices, and carried pomanders of lilac and cream flowers.
- There will be guided tours of the hall by guides in period costume and visitors will be able to make such things as pomanders, scent bags and butter.
- My younger sister put it better after arriving back from school at Christmas, clutching a pomander that she's made herself.
- A silver chain hugged the swell of her hips, holding the long chain of her pomander and her string of prayer beads.
- So do flasks, used for a variety of purposes, including to hold perfume, which could also be dispensed in the popular ball-shaped pomanders (pommes d' ambre) and musk-balls.
- She had no desire for the pomander, and did not know why she had bought it.
- The pomander - a small perforated container filled with spices and herbs and worn on the body - was meant to provide a continuous fragrant shield against disease.
- In the sixteenth century, chatelaines included a variety of attachments such as keys, knives, pouches, rosaries, pomanders, books of hours, and mirrors.
- ‘The laws of consanguinity have always been more lax there,’ Valerian explained, cupping her lavender filled pomander in her lap.
- 1.1 A piece of fruit, typically an orange, studded with cloves and hung in a wardrobe to perfume it.
香果 Example sentencesExamples - Blue Peter recommends sticking them into oranges to form a pomander, an archaic device to keep linen clothes fresh and sweet-smelling.
- Push cloves into oranges to make aromatic pomanders to place in bowls or hang from the tree.
- Green Fairy on the insanity of pre-Christmas school rituals - Christingles, although I'm sure they were called pomanders.
- To tie everything together, choose flowers in colors that coordinate with your other decorations - here, the apricot-colored rose echoes a dried orange pomander set in a pot with a tiny evergreen tree.
- Ladies first had small sack handbags that contained pomanders (scented oranges).
- They were small ‘sacks’ containing pomanders, flint and money and were known as ‘pockets’.
- You have now finished making your pomander, and should now leave it on a windowsill in an erratically heated room for at least a fortnight.
OriginLate 15th century: from Old French pome d'embre, from medieval Latin pomum de ambra 'apple of ambergris'. Definition of pomander in US English: pomandernoun 1A ball or perforated container of sweet-smelling substances such as herbs and spices, placed in a closet, drawer, or room to perfume the air or (formerly) carried as a supposed protection against infection. 香丸,香盒 Example sentencesExamples - The younger bridesmaids wore pale lilac shimmer satin dresses with cream embroidered bodices, and carried pomanders of lilac and cream flowers.
- A silver chain hugged the swell of her hips, holding the long chain of her pomander and her string of prayer beads.
- In the sixteenth century, chatelaines included a variety of attachments such as keys, knives, pouches, rosaries, pomanders, books of hours, and mirrors.
- There will be guided tours of the hall by guides in period costume and visitors will be able to make such things as pomanders, scent bags and butter.
- She had no desire for the pomander, and did not know why she had bought it.
- The other bridesmaids wore burnt orange dresses and carried pomanders of fresh black-eyed cream germinis.
- The pomander - a small perforated container filled with spices and herbs and worn on the body - was meant to provide a continuous fragrant shield against disease.
- Sugar surveys the great lake of lavender before her, and measures it against a pomander of petals such as she might be able to hold in her hand.
- ‘The laws of consanguinity have always been more lax there,’ Valerian explained, cupping her lavender filled pomander in her lap.
- My younger sister put it better after arriving back from school at Christmas, clutching a pomander that she's made herself.
- So do flasks, used for a variety of purposes, including to hold perfume, which could also be dispensed in the popular ball-shaped pomanders (pommes d' ambre) and musk-balls.
- 1.1 A piece of fruit, typically an orange or apple, studded with cloves and hung in a closet by a ribbon for a similar purpose.
香果 Example sentencesExamples - Green Fairy on the insanity of pre-Christmas school rituals - Christingles, although I'm sure they were called pomanders.
- You have now finished making your pomander, and should now leave it on a windowsill in an erratically heated room for at least a fortnight.
- Push cloves into oranges to make aromatic pomanders to place in bowls or hang from the tree.
- Ladies first had small sack handbags that contained pomanders (scented oranges).
- To tie everything together, choose flowers in colors that coordinate with your other decorations - here, the apricot-colored rose echoes a dried orange pomander set in a pot with a tiny evergreen tree.
- Blue Peter recommends sticking them into oranges to form a pomander, an archaic device to keep linen clothes fresh and sweet-smelling.
- They were small ‘sacks’ containing pomanders, flint and money and were known as ‘pockets’.
OriginLate 15th century: from Old French pome d'embre, from medieval Latin pomum de ambra ‘apple of ambergris’. |