Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An apple.—
- noun In anatomy, the apple of the throat; Adam's apple, more fully called
pomum Adami . SeeAdam .— - noun Same as
calefactory .
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Examples
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And in case you want to wow your friends with your vast knowledge of useless information …. the word pomegranate comes from the latin word “pomum” (meaning apple) and “granatus” (meaning seeded).
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_Entry_, at the anterior border of the sterno-mastoid opposite the pomum Adami; _exit_, through the ninth rib below and 1/2 an inch external to the scapular angle.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre George Henry Makins
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For example Stephen Gaselee, in his bibliography of Petronius, calls attention to Harry Thurston Peck's rendering of "bell um pomum" by "he's a daisy," and remarks, appropriately enough, "that this was well enough for 1898; but we would now be more inclined to render it 'he's a peach.'"
The Satyricon — Complete 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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For example Stephen Gaselee, in his bibliography of Petronius, calls attention to Harry Thurston Peck's rendering of "bell um pomum" by "he's a daisy," and remarks, appropriately enough, "that this was well enough for 1898; but we would now be more inclined to render it 'he's a peach.'"
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction 20-66 Petronius Arbiter
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I.e., "grained apple" (pomum granatum), Heb. rimmon.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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At the same time the physician placed his right hand against the neck just over the pomum Adami, and his left against the occiput, and, while extension was being made, he flexed the head forward until the chin nearly touched the breast, after which the head was returned to its normal position.
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At the same time the physician placed his right hand against the neck just over the pomum Adami, and his left against the occiput, and, while extension was being made, he flexed the head forward until the chin nearly touched the breast, after which the head was returned to its normal position.
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Palatium est Anima rationalis, et aureum pomum Similitudo cum Deo.
The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879
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The Apple (_pomum_) has left its mark in the language in the word "pomatum," which, originally an ointment made of Apples, is now an ointment in which Apples have no part.
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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_Accipe gladium sanctum, Accipe virgam, Accipe pomum, Accipe signum gloriae_!
Renaissance in Italy, Volumes 1 and 2 The Catholic Reaction John Addington Symonds 1866
hernesheir commented on the word pomum
Adam had one. It got stuck in his throat.
December 27, 2011