Part 885

<i>Dryden.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Any fragrant ointment.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.</def> "<i>Balm</i> for each ill."

<i>Mrs. Hemans.</i>

<cs><col>Balm cricket</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European cicada. <i>Tennyson</i>.</cd> -- <col>Balm of Gilead</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small evergreen African and Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family <spn>(Balsamodendron Gileadense)</spn>. Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the <i>balm of Gilead<i> of the shops, or <i>balsam of Mecca<i>. This has a yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb <spn>Dracocephalum Canariense</spn> is familiarly called <i>balm of Gilead<i>, and so are the American trees, <spn>Populus balsamifera</spn>, variety <spn>candicans</spn> (balsam poplar), and <spn>Abies balsamea</spn> (balsam fir).</cd></cs>

<h1>Balm</h1> <Xpage=115>

<hw>Balm</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Balmify</h1> <Xpage=115>

<hw>Balm"i*fy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Balm</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render balmy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cheyne.</i>

<h1>Balmily</h1> <Xpage=115>

<hw>Balm"i*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a balmy manner.</def>

<i>Coleridge.</i>

<h1>Balmoral</h1> <Xpage=115>

<hw>Bal*mor"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Balmoral</ets> Castle, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.</def>

<blockquote>A man who uses his <b>balmorals</b> to tread on your toes. <i>George Eliot.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Balmy</h1> <Xpage=115>

<hw>Balm"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild.</def> "The <i>balmy</i> breeze."

<i>Tickell.</i>

<blockquote>Tired nature's sweet restorer, <b>balmy</b> sleep ! <i>Young.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Producing balm.</def> "The <i>balmy</i> tree."

<i>Pope.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy.</syn>

<h1>Balneal</h1> <Xpage=115>

<hw>Bal"ne*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>balneum</ets> bath.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a bath.</def>