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pommée

[ po-mey, puh-, poh-; French paw-mey ]
/ pɒˈmeɪ, pə-, poʊ-; French pɔˈmeɪ /

adjective Heraldry.

(of a cross) having arms with knoblike ends: a cross pommée.

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Origin of pommée

1715–25; <French: literally, balled, equivalent to pomme apple, ball (see pome) + -ée-ee

Words nearby pommée

pomfret, pomiculture, pomiferous, Pommard, pomme blanche, pommée, pommel, pommel horse, pommelo, Pommern, pommes frites
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