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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: pome d'ambre 'apple of amber'

pomander

 noun
     
Related topics: Household
po‧man‧der [countable]
DH a box or ball that contains dried flowers and herbs and is used to make clothes or a room smell pleasant
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