Balm
An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
Any fragrant ointment.
Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.
To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.
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Balm Quotations
Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.
Jane Austen
Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world.
Ada Louise Huxtable
But I always curl my lashes, even if I don't put on mascara. I'll also put on a lip gloss or lip balm. And I always brush my eyebrows. I have very thick eyebrows - I'm just now starting to thin them out a bit.
Denise Richards
It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. There's so much hurt in this world and... music is such a great healing balm and a great way to forget your troubles.
Ricky Skaggs
Humor has been the balm of my life, but it's been reserved for those close to me, not part of the public Lana.
Lana Turner
The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.
Sarah Fielding
For the mind disturbed, the still beauty of dawn is nature's finest balm.
Edwin Way Teale
Balm Translations
balm in German is Balsam
balm in Latin is unguentum
balm in Norwegian is balsam
balm in Swedish is balsam
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