What is the meaning of BALM. Phrases containing BALM
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Balmy breeze is London Cockney rhyming slang for cheese.
adj Eccentric in behavior. balmily adv. balminess n.
Adj. Mad, crazy, insane. Cf. 'balmy'. [1600s]
Sleepy, weak-minded, dull.
a foul-smelling oil used by many Vietnamese to ward off evil spirits.
Noun. A bread bun or roll. Common mispelling of barm. Cf. 'barmcake'.
Mad, crazy, insane.
Adj. Insane, crazy. A derivative of the earlier 'barmy.'
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The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead. See under Balm.
a.
Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.
n.
Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
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A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.
n.
A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis).
v. t.
To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction.
v. i.
To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.
a.
Producing balm.
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Full of barm or froth; in a ferment.
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Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc.
adv.
In a balmy manner.
v. t.
To render balmy.
n.
A North American plant (Collinsonia Canadensis) having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under Horse.
n.
The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
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Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera).
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A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.
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An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
superl.
Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
v. t.
To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.
n.
Any fragrant ointment.
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