Pomander
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pomander-295-15219781
title:
Pomander
text:
A pomander, from French pomme d'ambre, i.e., apple of amber, is a ball made for perfumes, such as ambergris, musk, or civet. The pomander was worn or carried in a case as a protection against infection in times of pestilence or merely as a useful article to modify bad smells. The globular cases which contained the pomanders were hung from a neck-chain or belt or attached to the girdle, and were usually perforated in a variety of openwork techniques and made of gold or silver. Sometimes they cont
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ball or container of herbs and perfumes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomander
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date modified:
2024-04-23T20:24:12Z
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