Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Balmy

Balm″y (�), a. 1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic; assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild. “The balmy breeze.” Tickell.Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sl...

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Balneal

Bal″ne‐al (�), a. [L. balneum bath.] Of or pertaining to a bath. Howell.

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Balneary

Bal″ne‐a‐ry (�), n. [L. balnearium, fr. balneum bath.] A bathing room. Sir T. Browne.

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Balneation

Bal′ne‐a″tion (�), n. [LL. balneare to bathe, fr. L. balneum bath.] The act of bathing.

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Balneatory

Bal″ne‐a‐to‐ry (�), a. [L. balneatorius.] Belonging to a bath.

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Balneography

Bal′ne‐og″ra‐phy (�), n. [L. balneum bath + -graphy.] A description of baths.

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Balneology

Bal′ne‐ol″o‐gy (�), n. [L. balneum bath + -logy.] A treatise on baths; the science of bathing.

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Balneotherapy

Bal′ne‐o‐ther″a‐py (�), n. [L. balneum bath + Gr. θεραπεύειν to heal.] The treatment of disease by baths.

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Balopticon

Bal‐op″ti‐con (?), n. [Gr. � to throw + stereopticon.] See Projector, below.

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Balotade

Bal″o‐tade′ (băl″lō̍‐täd′ or –tād′), n. See Ballotade.

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Balsa

‖Bal″sa (�), n. [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.) A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

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Balsam

Bal″sam (ba̤l″sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin, Gr. βάλσαμον. See Balm, n.] 1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or volatile oil.☞ The balsams ar...

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Balsam (2)

Bal″sam (�), v. t. To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam; to render balsamic.

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Balsamation

Bal′sam‐a″tion (ba̤l′sam‐ā″shŭn or băl′–), n. 1. The act of imparting balsamic properties.2. The art or process of embalming.

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Balsamic

{ Bal‐sam″ic (ba̤l‐săm″ĭk or băl–; 277), Bal‐sam″ic‐al (�), } a. [Cf. F. balsamique.] Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling, balsam; soft; mitigative; soothi...

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Balsamiferous

Bal′sam‐if″er‐ous (ba̤l′sam‐ĭf″ẽr‐ŭs or băl′–), a. [Balsam + -ferous.] Producing balsam.

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Balsamine

Bal″sam‐ine (�), n. [Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. βαλσαμίνη balsam plant.] (Bot.) The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam.

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Balsamous

Bal″sam‐ous (�), a. Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. “A balsamous substance.” Sterne.

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Balter

Bal″ter (�), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain. Cf. Bloodboltered.] To stick together. Holland.

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Baltic

Bal″tic (�), a. [NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt, from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.] Of or pertaining to the sea which separ...

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Baltimore bird

{ Bal″ti‐more bird′ (�). Bal″ti‐more o″ri‐ole (�). } (Zoöl.) A common American bird (Icterus galbula), named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are ...

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Baluster

Bal″us‐ter (�), n. [F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L. balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr. βαλαύστιον; — so named from the similarity of form.] (Arch.) A smal...

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Balustered

Bal″us‐tered (–tẽrd), a. Having balusters. Dryden.

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Balustrade

Bal″us‐trade′ (–trād′), n. [F. balustrade, It. balaustrata fr. balaustro. See Baluster.] (Arch.) A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the ed...

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Bam

Bam (băm), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.] An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. Garrick.To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams.Prof. Wilson.

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Bam (2)

Bam, v. t. To cheat; to wheedle. Foote.

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Bambino

‖Bam‐bi″no (bäm‐bē″nō̍), n. [It., a little boy, fr. bambo silly; cf. Gr. βαμβαλίζειν, βαμβαίνειν, to chatter.] A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Chris...