The Collaborative International Dictionary
pomander box
Pomander \Po*man"der\, n. [Sp. poma.]
A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball.
A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
Usage examples of "pomander box".
A pomander box terminated the chain of the girdle, which reached almost to the feet.