balm
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From Middle English bawme, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French baume, from Old French basme, from Latin balsamum, itself from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon). Spelling modified 16th c. to conform to Latin etymology. Doublet of balsam and desman.
balm (countable and uncountable, plural balms)
balm (third-person singular simple present balms, present participle balming, simple past and past participle balmed)
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