diapasm
English
Etymology
Latin diapasma, Ancient Greek: compare French diapasme.
Noun
diapasm (plural diapasms)
- (obsolete) powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for diapasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)