pomander

po·man·der

noun \ˈpō-ˌman-dər, pō-ˈ\

Definition of POMANDER

1

: a mixture of aromatic substances enclosed in a perforated bag or box and used to scent clothes and linens or formerly carried as a guard against infection; also : a clove-studded orange or apple used for the same purposes

2

: a box or hollow fruit-shaped ball for holding pomander

Origin of POMANDER

Middle English, modification of Anglo-French pomme de ambre, literally, apple or ball of amber

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, tonsorial

Rhymes with POMANDER

backhander, blackhander, bystander, commander, demander, expander, flatlander, germander, glad-hander, goosander, grandstander, inlander, Leander, left-hander, Lysander, mainlander, meander, outlander, philander, right-hander, scrimshander, soft-lander, Uitlander