balm

  • 31Balm —    Contracted from Bal sam, a general name for many oily or resinous substances which flow or trickle from certain trees or plants when an incision is made through the bark.    1) This word occurs in the Authorized Version (Gen. 37:25; 43:11; Jer …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 32Balm — This unusual name, with variant spellings Bawme and Balm(e), recorded in London Church Registers from the mid 16th Century is of French Huguenot origin. The derivation is from the Provencal (Southern French) baume meaning a cave and is therefore… …

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  • 33balm — Synonyms and related words: Mentholatum, Vaseline, aid, allay, alleviative, alleviator, alterative, ambergris, ambrosia, analeptic, anodyne, aroma, aromatic, aromatic gum, aromatic water, assistance, assuager, attar, attar of roses, balm of… …

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  • 34Balm — Original name in latin Balm Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 27.75947 latitude 82.2612 altitude 43 Population 1457 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 35balm — [13] In origin, balm and balsam are the same word. Both come via Latin balsamum from Greek bálsamon, an ‘aromatic oily resin exuded from certain trees’. Its ultimate source may have been Hebrew bāśām ‘spice’. Latin balsamum passed into Old French …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 36balm — [bα:m] noun 1》 a fragrant ointment used to heal or soothe the skin.     ↘something that has a soothing or restorative effect. 2》 a tree which yields a fragrant resinous substance, especially one used in medicine. [Genus Commiphora: numerous… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37balm — noun (C, U) 1 an oily liquid with a strong, pleasant smell that you rub into your skin, often to reduce pain 2 literary something that gives you comfort: Her words were a balm to my shredded nerves …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38balm — [[t]bɑm[/t]] n. 1) pln pha any of various fragrant gum resins used in perfumery or medicine, esp. from tropical trees of the genus Commiphora, of the bursera family 2) pln a plant or tree yielding such a substance 3) any aromatic or fragrant… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39balm —   n. aromatic resin; soothing ointment; healing or consoling influence; aromatic herb, especially producing balm …

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  • 40balm — melisa statusas T sritis augalininkystė atitikmenys: lot. Melissa angl. balm rus. мелисса …

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