pomander in English

noun

1

a ball or perforated container of sweet-smelling substances such as herbs and spices, placed in a closet, drawer, or room to perfume the air or (formerly) carried as a supposed protection against infection.

The younger bridesmaids wore pale lilac shimmer satin dresses with cream embroidered bodices, and carried pomanders of lilac and cream flowers.

Use "pomander" in a sentence

1. Nowadays, there are only two preserved pomander watches in the world.

2. Charabanc has sent over two fragrances and their paired pomanders for the nominees: Racing Green Pomander with Across the Pennine Fells and Signal Red Pomander with Monument Valley Drive fragrance

3. A pomander of oranges studded with Cloves has been traditionally used to repel moths from closets.

4. The general examinations-result showed that the pomander watch was created by Henlein in the year 1505.

5. Also an empty housing of a pomander watch can be found at the Wuppertal Watch Museum.

6. The watch is a small fire-gilded copper sphere, an oriental pomander and combines German engineering with Oriental influences.

7. In 1505, Peter Henlein of Nuremberg was the first to build the portable pomander watch, the first watch of the world.

8. In the early 16th century, he became the first to install small movements in the capsule of a pomander with olfactory essences.

9. The Charabanc Pomander in Racing Green, is inspired by Britain's international motor racing colour that originated with the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup

10. Whole Cloves Bulk 1 Pound Bag - Great for Foods, Tea, Pomander Balls, and even Potpourri - by Spicy World 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,996 $11.99 $ 11

11. A paper from 1524 records that Heinlein was paid 15 florins (one florin is approximately between 140 and 1000 modern US dollars) for a gilt pomander watch.