pommel
noun /ˈpɒml/
/ˈpɑːml/
- the higher front part of a saddle on a horse
(马鞍的)鞍桥,鞍头 - the round part on the end of the handle of a sword
(剑柄顶端的)圆球
词源Middle English (denoting a decorative part at the top of a tower): from Old French pomel, from a diminutive of Latin pomum ‘fruit, apple’.