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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: POL-PRE |
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POMANDER (from Fr. pomme d'ambre, i.e. apple of amber) , a ball made of perfumes, such as ambergris (whence the name), musk, civet
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chain or attached to the girdle , and were usually perforated and made of gold or silver. Sometimes they contained several partitions, in each of which was placed a different perfume. There is an early Spanish pomander set with emeralds, and a fine 16th-century one, dredged from the Thames, in the British Museum.End of Article: POMANDER (from Fr. pomme d'ambre, i.e. apple of amber) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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