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