pomander
noun/pəˈmændə(r)/
/ˈpəʊmændər/
- a round container filled with dried flowers, leaves, etc. that is used to give a pleasant smell to rooms or clothesWord Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French pome d'embre, from medieval Latin pomum de ambra ‘apple of ambergris’.
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