pom·mée \(ˈ)pä|mā, |pə|-, (ˈ)pȯ|-, (ˈ)pō|-, ˈ ̷ ̷_mē\adjective Etymology: French pommée, from Middle French pomme apple, ball + -ée -ed — more at pome of a cross: having the end of each arm terminating in a ball or disk — called also bourdonnée, pommelée, pommettée; see capuchin cross; cross illustration