Balmed
balmed
modifier
Intoxicated with alcohol
Historical Examples
This, he said, balmed his stomach, and kept him from having any inward pains.
The History of Signboards Jacob Larwood
I want to go, and to give them soup and comforts and cigarettes, but just ten days’ illness and idleness have “balmed my soul.”
My War Experiences in Two Continents Sarah Macnaughtan
Read Also:
- Balmer
noun Johann Jakob. 1825–98, Swiss mathematician; discovered (1885) a formula giving the wavelengths of a series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum (the Balmer series) Contemporary Examples After all, he may look like a Montana Republican, talk like a Montana Republican but he sounds like someone from “balmer, Merlin.” Best Maryland Accent Ever In Montana […]
- Balmer series
a series of lines in the visible spectrum of hydrogen. noun a series of lines in the hydrogen spectrum, discovered by Johann Jakob Balmer (1825–98) in 1885
- Balmy
mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather. having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant: balmy leaves. producing balm: balmy plants; a balmy shrub. Informal. crazy; foolish; eccentric. Contemporary Examples The surprisingly boring movie Contagion, has arrived, signaling the end of balmy youth for the field of infectious diseases. The Distorted Science of Contagion Kent Sepkowitz […]
- Balminess
mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather. having the qualities of balm; aromatic; fragrant: balmy leaves. producing balm: balmy plants; a balmy shrub. Informal. crazy; foolish; eccentric. Historical Examples In this tranquil town, almost voluptuous in its richness of colour and balminess of atmosphere, you lose yourself in laziness. Brittany Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy Menpes […]
- Balmung
(in the Nibelungenlied) a sword seized from the Nibelungs by Siegfried. Historical Examples He should have the good sword Balmung as reward, they cried. Stories of Siegfried Mary MacGregor He thrust Balmung, his wonderful sword, deep into the monster’s body. Our Little German Cousin Mary Hazelton Wade If his war-coat can withstand the stroke of […]