pomander

Meanings

Noun

A mixture of aromatic substances, made into a ball and carried by a person to impart a sweet smell or as a protection against infection.
A small case in which an aromatic ball was carried.
A perforated container filled with pot-pourri for placing in a drawer, wardrobe, room, etc., to provide a sweet smell.
An apple or orange studded with cloves used for the same purpose.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French pome d'embre (literally “apple of ambergris”), from Medieval Latin pōmum dē ambra: pōmum (“fruit”) (possibly from *po-emo (“picked off”)); ambra (“amber; ambergris”) (probably from ambrosia (“food or unguent of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μβροτος (ắmbrotos, “divine, immortal; belonging to the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós (“immortal”)).

Scrabble Score: 13

pomander is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pomander is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pomander is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pomander is a valid Words With Friends word