pomander
/pəʊˈmændə(r)/noun
1- a ball or perforated container of sweet-smelling substances such as herbs and spices, placed in a cupboard or room to perfume the air or (formerly) carried as a supposed protection against infection香丸, 香盒。
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- a piece of fruit, typically an orange, studded with cloves and hung in a wardrobe by a ribbon for a similar purpose香果。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French pome d'embre, from medieval Latin pomum de ambra 'apple of ambergris'.