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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

diapasma

, Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK];

διά

through + [GREEK] to sprinkle: cf. F.

diapasme

Powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together.

[Obs.]

Noun.

[Gr., to sprinkle.] A perfume.

diapasm ‎(plural diapasms)

(obsolete) powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together