transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpō-ˌman-dər, pō-ˈ ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, modification of Anglo-French pomme de ambre, literally, apple or ball of amber
Date: 15th century
1. : a mixture of aromatic substances enclosed in a perforated bag or box and used to scent clothes and linens or formerly carried as a guard against infection ; also : a clove-studded orange or apple used for the same purposes
2. : a box or hollow fruit-shaped ball for holding pomander