pomander
nounA small scented object, especially.
nounAn orange or other fruit studded with spices such as cloves, used to freshen the air in a closet or dresser drawer.
nounA ball-shaped arrangement of flowers hung from a ribbon and carried, as at a wedding.
nounA mixture of aromatic substances enclosed in a bag or box, formerly worn on one’s person as a protection against odor or infection.
nounA case, box, or bag for wearing a mixture of aromatic substances on one’s person.
nounA perfume-ball, or a mixture of perfumes, formerly carried in the pocket or suspended from the neck or the girdle, especially as an amulet, or to prevent infection in time of plague.
nounA hollow ball or round box used for carrying about the person the ball above described, and sometimes pierced with small openings to allow the perfume to escape.
nounA perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball.
nounA box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; — more properly
A mixture of
