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balm
(mass) | balm
- balzám |
balm
(encz) | balm,balzám |
Balm
(gcide) | Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. 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
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus
balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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Balm
(gcide) | Balm \Balm\, v. t.
To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To
soothe; to mitigate. [Archaic] --Shak.
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balm
(wn) | balm
n 1: any of various aromatic resinous substances used for
healing and soothing
2: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied
externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation [syn:
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve] |
balm
(foldoc) | BALM
Block And List Manipulation
(Block And List Manipulation) An extensible
language, developed by Malcolm Harrison in 1970, with
LISP-like features and ALGOL-like syntax, for {CDC
6600}.
["The Balm Programming Language", Malcolm Harrison, Courant
Inst, May 1973].
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balmy
(mass) | balmy
- mierny |
balmier
(encz) | balmier,jemnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
balmoral
(encz) | balmoral,skotská čapka Zdeněk Brožbalmoral,šněrovací bota Zdeněk Brož |
balmy
(encz) | balmy,mírný adj: Zdeněk Brožbalmy,tišící adj: Zdeněk Brožbalmy,vlahý adj: např. večer, ráno apod. Pinobalmy,vonný adj: Pino |
embalm
(encz) | embalm,balzamovat v: Zdeněk Brožembalm,konzervovat v: Zdeněk Brožembalm,nabalzamovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
embalmer
(encz) | embalmer,balzamovač n: Zdeněk Brož |
embalming
(encz) | embalming,balzamování n: Zdeněk Brožembalming,nabalzámování n: Zdeněk Brož |
embalmment
(encz) | embalmment,balzamování n: Zdeněk Brož |
field balm
(encz) | field balm, n: |
garden balm
(encz) | garden balm, n: |
horse balm
(encz) | horse balm, n: |
lemon balm
(encz) | lemon balm, n: |
lip balm
(encz) | lip balm, n: |
molucca balm
(encz) | molucca balm, n: |
sweet balm
(encz) | sweet balm, n: |
Balm
(gcide) | Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. 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
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus
balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
[1913 Webster]Balm \Balm\, v. t.
To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To
soothe; to mitigate. [Archaic] --Shak.
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Balm cricket
(gcide) | Cricket \Crick"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OE. criket, OF. crequet,
criquet; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. creak; cf. D.
kriek a cricket. See Creak.] (Zool.)
An orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllus, and allied
genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing
together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.
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Note: The common European cricket is Gryllus domesticus;
the common large black crickets of America are {Gryllus
niger}, Gryllus neglectus, and others.
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Balm cricket. See under Balm.
Cricket bird, a small European bird (Silvia locustella);
-- called also grasshopper warbler.
Cricket frog, a small American tree frog (Acris gryllus);
-- so called from its chirping.
[1913 Webster]Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. 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
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus
balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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balm of Gilead
(gcide) | Opobalsam \Op`o*bal"sam\, Opobalsamum \Op`o*bal"sa*mum\, n. [L.
opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)
The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the
Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called {balm of
Gilead}. See under Balm.
[1913 Webster]Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. 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
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus
balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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Balm of Gilead
(gcide) | Opobalsam \Op`o*bal"sam\, Opobalsamum \Op`o*bal"sa*mum\, n. [L.
opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)
The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the
Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called {balm of
Gilead}. See under Balm.
[1913 Webster]Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.
baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of
Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
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1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
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2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
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3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
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4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each
ill." --Mrs. Hemans.
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Balm cricket (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron
Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. 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
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus
balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir).
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Balmify
(gcide) | Balmify \Balm"i*fy\, v. t. [Balm + -fy.]
To render balmy. [Obs.] --Cheyne.
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Balmily
(gcide) | Balmily \Balm"i*ly\, adv.
In a balmy manner. --Coleridge.
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balmony
(gcide) | Turtlehead \Tur"tle*head`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-h[e^]d`), n. (Bot.)
An American perennial herb (Chelone glabra) having white
flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also
snakehead, shell flower, and balmony.
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Balmoral
(gcide) | Balmoral \Bal*mor"al\, n. [From Balmoral Castle, in
Aberdeenshire, Scotland.]
1. A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.
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2. A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.
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A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes.
--George
Eliot.
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Balmy
(gcide) | Balmy \Balm"y\, a.
1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic;
assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild; as, balmy weather.
"The balmy breeze." --Tickell.
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Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep! --Young.
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2. Producing balm. "The balmy tree." --Pope.
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3. Highly eccentric or crazy. [Informal]
Syn: batty.
[PJC]
Syn: Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy; refreshing;
soothing.
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bee balm
(gcide) | beebalm \beebalm\, bee balm \bee balm\n.
1. a perennial herb (Monarda fistulosa) of North America.
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2. a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America
(Monarda didyma) having variously colored tubular
flowers in dense showy heads.
Syn: bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.
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3. a bushy perennial Old World mint, Melissa officinalis,
having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant
lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe
and North America.
Syn: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa
officinalis.
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beebalm
(gcide) | beebalm \beebalm\, bee balm \bee balm\n.
1. a perennial herb (Monarda fistulosa) of North America.
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2. a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America
(Monarda didyma) having variously colored tubular
flowers in dense showy heads.
Syn: bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.
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3. a bushy perennial Old World mint, Melissa officinalis,
having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant
lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe
and North America.
Syn: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa
officinalis.
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Embalm
(gcide) | Embalm \Em*balm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embalmed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Embalming.] [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume
balm. See Balm.]
1. 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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Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to
embalm ?is father; and the physicians embalmed
Israel. --Gem. l. 2.
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2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
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With fresh dews embalmed the earth. --Milton.
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3. To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to
perpetuate in remembrance.
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Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. --Pope.
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Embalmed
(gcide) | Embalm \Em*balm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embalmed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Embalming.] [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume
balm. See Balm.]
1. 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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Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to
embalm ?is father; and the physicians embalmed
Israel. --Gem. l. 2.
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2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
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With fresh dews embalmed the earth. --Milton.
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3. To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to
perpetuate in remembrance.
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Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. --Pope.
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Embalmer
(gcide) | Embalmer \Em*balm"er\, n.
One who embalms.
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Embalming
(gcide) | Embalm \Em*balm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embalmed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Embalming.] [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume
balm. See Balm.]
1. 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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Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to
embalm ?is father; and the physicians embalmed
Israel. --Gem. l. 2.
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2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
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With fresh dews embalmed the earth. --Milton.
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3. To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to
perpetuate in remembrance.
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Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. --Pope.
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Embalmment
(gcide) | Embalmment \Em*balm"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embaumement.]
The act of embalming. [R.] --Malone.
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Horse balm
(gcide) | Horse \Horse\ (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. &
OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to
run, E. course, current Cf. Walrus.]
1. (Zool.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus;
especially, the domestic horse (Equus caballus), which
was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.
It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with
six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below.
The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or
wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having
a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base.
Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all
its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility,
courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for
drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.
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Note: Many varieties, differing in form, size, color, gait,
speed, etc., are known, but all are believed to have
been derived from the same original species. It is
supposed to have been a native of the plains of Central
Asia, but the wild species from which it was derived is
not certainly known. The feral horses of America are
domestic horses that have run wild; and it is probably
true that most of those of Asia have a similar origin.
Some of the true wild Asiatic horses do, however,
approach the domestic horse in several characteristics.
Several species of fossil (Equus) are known from the
later Tertiary formations of Europe and America. The
fossil species of other genera of the family
Equid[ae] are also often called horses, in general
sense.
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2. The male of the genus Equus, in distinction from the
female or male; usually, a castrated male.
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3. Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural
termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished
from foot.
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The armies were appointed, consisting of twenty-five
thousand horse and foot. --Bacon.
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4. A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a
clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.
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5. A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers
were made to ride for punishment.
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6. Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a
horse; a hobby.
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7. (Mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same
character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a
vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse -- said of a
vein -- is to divide into branches for a distance.
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8. (Naut.)
(a) See Footrope, a.
(b) A breastband for a leadsman.
(c) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.
(d) A jackstay. --W. C. Russell. --Totten.
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9. (Student Slang)
(a) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or
examination; -- called also trot, pony, Dobbin.
(b) Horseplay; tomfoolery.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
10. heroin. [slang]
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11. horsepower. [Colloq. contraction]
[PJC]
Note: Horse is much used adjectively and in composition to
signify of, or having to do with, a horse or horses,
like a horse, etc.; as, horse collar, horse dealer or
horse?dealer, horsehoe, horse jockey; and hence, often
in the sense of strong, loud, coarse, etc.; as,
horselaugh, horse nettle or horse-nettle, horseplay,
horse ant, etc.
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Black horse, Blood horse, etc. See under Black, etc.
Horse aloes, caballine aloes.
Horse ant (Zool.), a large ant (Formica rufa); -- called
also horse emmet.
Horse artillery, that portion of the artillery in which the
cannoneers are mounted, and which usually serves with the
cavalry; flying artillery.
Horse balm (Bot.), a strong-scented labiate plant
(Collinsonia Canadensis), having large leaves and
yellowish flowers.
Horse bean (Bot.), a variety of the English or Windsor bean
(Faba vulgaris), grown for feeding horses.
Horse boat, a boat for conveying horses and cattle, or a
boat propelled by horses.
Horse bot. (Zool.) See Botfly, and Bots.
Horse box, a railroad car for transporting valuable horses,
as hunters. [Eng.]
Horse breaker or Horse trainer, one employed in subduing
or training horses for use.
Horse car.
(a) A railroad car drawn by horses. See under Car.
(b) A car fitted for transporting horses.
Horse cassia (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Cassia
Javanica}), bearing long pods, which contain a black,
catharic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse
medicine.
Horse cloth, a cloth to cover a horse.
Horse conch (Zool.), a large, spiral, marine shell of the
genus Triton. See Triton.
Horse courser.
(a) One that runs horses, or keeps horses for racing.
--Johnson.
(b) A dealer in horses. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
Horse crab (Zool.), the Limulus; -- called also
horsefoot, horsehoe crab, and king crab.
Horse crevall['e] (Zool.), the cavally.
Horse emmet (Zool.), the horse ant.
Horse finch (Zool.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse gentian (Bot.), fever root.
Horse iron (Naut.), a large calking iron.
Horse latitudes, a space in the North Atlantic famous for
calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds
of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
Horse mackrel. (Zool.)
(a) The common tunny (Orcynus thunnus), found on the
Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the
Mediterranean.
(b) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
(c) The scad.
(d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes,
as the California hake, the black candlefish, the
jurel, the bluefish, etc.
Horse marine (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a
mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang]
Horse mussel (Zool.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola
modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and
America.
Horse nettle (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the
Solanum Carolinense.
Horse parsley. (Bot.) See Alexanders.
Horse purslain (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical
America (Trianthema monogymnum).
Horse race, a race by horses; a match of horses in running
or trotting.
Horse racing, the practice of racing with horses.
Horse railroad, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by
horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States,
called a tramway.
Horse run (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded
wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power.
Horse sense, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.]
Horse soldier, a cavalryman.
Horse sponge (Zool.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge
(Spongia equina).
Horse stinger (Zool.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.]
Horse sugar (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the
United States (Symplocos tinctoria), whose leaves are
sweet, and good for fodder.
Horse tick (Zool.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca
equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and
sucking their blood; -- called also horsefly, {horse
louse}, and forest fly.
Horse vetch (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hippocrepis
(Hippocrepis comosa), cultivated for the beauty of its
flowers; -- called also horsehoe vetch, from the
peculiar shape of its pods.
Iron horse, a locomotive. [Colloq.]
Salt horse, the sailor's name for salt beef.
To look a gift horse in the mouth, to examine the mouth of
a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to
ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a
critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell.
To take horse.
(a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay.
(b) To be covered, as a mare.
(c) See definition 7 (above).
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Imbalm
(gcide) | Imbalm \Im*balm"\, v. t.
See Embalm.
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Subalmoner
(gcide) | Subalmoner \Sub*al"mon*er\, n.
An under almoner.
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balm of gilead
(wn) | balm of Gilead
n 1: medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves
smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and
Christmas trees [syn: balsam fir, balm of Gilead,
Canada balsam, Abies balsamea]
2: a fragrant oleoresin
3: small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong
aromatic odor when bruised [syn: balm of gilead,
Commiphora meccanensis] |
balmily
(wn) | balmily
adv 1: in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to
behave quite dottily" [syn: daftly, dottily,
balmily, nuttily, wackily] |
balminess
(wn) | balminess
n 1: the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and
soothing; "the day's heat faded into balminess"; "the
climate had the softness of the south of France" [syn:
balminess, softness] |
balmoral
(wn) | balmoral
n 1: a sturdy laced walking shoe
2: a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume
on one side [syn: Balmoral, bluebonnet] |
balmoral castle
(wn) | Balmoral Castle
n 1: a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private
residence of the British sovereign |
balmy
(wn) | balmy
adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
to drive my husband balmy" [syn: balmy, barmy,
bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,
crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire,
kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts,
nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky,
whacky]
2: mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was
mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" [syn:
balmy, mild, soft] |
basil balm
(wn) | basil balm
n 1: perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and
mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of
yellowish-pink balls [syn: basil balm, {Monarda
clinopodia}]
2: fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-
white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North
America [syn: basil thyme, basil balm, mother of thyme,
Acinos arvensis, Satureja acinos] |
bee balm
(wn) | bee balm
n 1: perennial herb of North America [syn: bee balm,
beebalm, Monarda fistulosa]
2: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn:
bee balm, beebalm, bergamot mint, oswego tea,
Monarda didyma]
3: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm,
beebalm, Melissa officinalis] |
beebalm
(wn) | beebalm
n 1: perennial herb of North America [syn: bee balm,
beebalm, Monarda fistulosa]
2: perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having
variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads [syn:
bee balm, beebalm, bergamot mint, oswego tea,
Monarda didyma]
3: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm,
beebalm, Melissa officinalis] |
embalm
(wn) | embalm
v 1: preserve a dead body |
embalmer
(wn) | embalmer
n 1: a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives |
embalmment
(wn) | embalmment
n 1: preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and
drugs and other chemicals |
field balm
(wn) | field balm
n 1: trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having
rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in
hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes
placed in genus Nepeta [syn: ground ivy, alehoof,
field balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin,
Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae]
2: low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern
Europe to Great Britain; naturalized in United States [syn:
lesser calamint, field balm, Calamintha nepeta,
Calamintha nepeta glantulosa, Satureja nepeta, {Satureja
calamintha glandulosa}] |
garden balm
(wn) | garden balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm,
beebalm, Melissa officinalis] |
horse balm
(wn) | horse balm
n 1: erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves
and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern
United States [syn: horse balm, horseweed, stoneroot,
stone-root, richweed, stone root, {Collinsonia
canadensis}] |
lemon balm
(wn) | lemon balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm,
beebalm, Melissa officinalis]
2: lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches |
lip balm
(wn) | lip balm
n 1: a balm applied to the lips |
molucca balm
(wn) | molucca balm
n 1: aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers
enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer-shaped or bell-shaped
calyx [syn: molucca balm, bells of Ireland, {Molucella
laevis}] |
sweet balm
(wn) | sweet balm
n 1: bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or
yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a
garden escapee in northern Europe and North America [syn:
lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm,
beebalm, Melissa officinalis] |
embalm
(devil) | EMBALM, v.i. To cheat vegetation by locking up the gases upon which
it feeds. By embalming their dead and thereby deranging the natural
balance between animal and vegetable life, the Egyptians made their
once fertile and populous country barren and incapable of supporting
more than a meagre crew. The modern metallic burial casket is a step
in the same direction, and many a dead man who ought now to be
ornamenting his neighbor's lawn as a tree, or enriching his table as a
bunch of radishes, is doomed to a long inutility. We shall get him
after awhile if we are spared, but in the meantime the violet and rose
are languishing for a nibble at his _glutoeus maximus_.
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