Definition of balm

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Balm (n.) The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.

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Cerement :: Cerement (n.) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed.
Embalmer :: Embalmer (n.) One who embalms.
Balmify :: Balmify (v. t.) To render balmy.
Balm :: Balm (n.) Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
Embalming :: Embalming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Embal.
Mummy :: Mummy (n.) A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
Embalmment :: Embalmment (n.) The act of embalming.
Stonerunner :: Stoneroot (n.) A North American plant (Collinsonia Canadensis) having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under Horse..
Opobalsamum :: Opobalsamum (n.) The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead. See under Balm..
Mummify :: Mummify (v. t.) To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy..
Balm :: Balm (v. i.) To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate..
Subalpine :: Subalmoner (n.) An under almoner.
Turtlehead :: Turtlehead (n.) An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also snakehead, shell flower, and balmony..
Balmoral :: Balmoral (n.) A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress..
Tacamahaca :: Tacamahaca (n.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera)..
Balm :: Balm (n.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
Balmy :: Balmy (a.) Producing balm.
Balmily :: Balmily (adv.) In a balmy manner.
Mummy :: Mummy (n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction..
Embalm :: Embalm (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..
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