Di'a-pāsm, n.

n. [Gr. διάπασμα, from διαπάσσειν, to sprinkle over, from διά, through, and πάσσειν, to strew or sprinkle upon; Lat. diapasma, Fr. diapasme.] Powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together. [Obs.] B. Jon.