balm
11balm — early 13c., basme, aromatic substance made from resins and oils, from O.Fr. basme (Mod.Fr. baume), from L. balsamum, from Gk. balsamon balsam, from Heb. basam spice, related to Aramaic busma, Arabic basham balsam, spice, perfume. Spelling… …
12balm — is pronounced bahm, and is most commonly used in its figurative meaning ‘a healing or soothing influence or consolation’ (e.g. a balm to the senses). Originally it meant a fragrant medicinal liquid exuded from certain trees …
13balm — [n1] oily substance analgesic, application, balsam, cerate, compound, cream, demulcent, dressing, embrocation, emollient, formula, lotion, medicine, ointment, potion, poultice, preparation, prescription, salve, soother, soothing agent, unction,… …
14balm — index cure, panacea, soothe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
15BALM — BALM, Abkürzung für Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung, Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung …
16balm — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí …
17balm — [ bam ] noun count or uncount 1. ) an oil with a nice smell that you rub on sore skin to make it feel better 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY something that makes you feel calm and relaxed …
18balm — ► NOUN 1) a fragrant ointment used to heal or soothe the skin. 2) something that soothes or heals. ORIGIN Old French basme, from Latin balsamum balsam …
19balm — balmlike, adj. /bahm/, n. 1. any of various oily, fragrant, resinous substances, often of medicinal value, exuding from certain plants, esp. tropical trees of the genus Commiphora. 2. a plant or tree yielding such a substance. 3. any aromatic or… …
20Balm BE — BE ist das Kürzel für den Kanton Bern in der Schweiz und wird verwendet, um Verwechslungen mit anderen Einträgen des Namens Balmf zu vermeiden …
