diapasm means powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “diapasm” is a great word
DIAPASM — [Noun] A fine aromatic powder of herbs, used as a perfume or medicament, sometimes formed into small, strung beads. From the Latin diapasma, from the Ancient Greek διάπασμα (diápasma, "a sprinkling, powder"), from διαπάσσω (diapássō, "to sprinkle over"), from πάσσω (pássō, "to sprinkle"). Earliest known use in English circa 1519. Unlike a "sachet" (a cloth pouch for holding such substances) or a "pomander" (an ornate container meant to carry them), a diapasm is the fragrant dust itself. It is the crushed rose petal settling in a porcelain dish, the string of grey-green beads hanging in a linen press, the faint haze of spice shaken from a bishop's sleeve—a memory of sweetness held in the very particles of the air.
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- powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together“There's a diapasm in a chain too, if you like it”