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- noun Plural form of
balsam . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
balsam .
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Examples
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He's a guy when he puts his mind to it, he's going to win balsams for us. ''
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Of so-called balsams, entirely destitute of cinnamic and benzoic constituents, the following are found in commerce: -- _Mecca balsam_ or _Balm of Gilead_, from _Commiphora opobalsamum_, a tree growing in Arabia and
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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Because they contain essential oil; some afford benzoic acid when heated, and these have been termed balsams; such as tolu balsam and benzoin.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 529, January 14, 1832 Various
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Some few exude, by incision, odoriferous gums, as benzoin, olibanum, myrrh, &c.; others give, by the same act, what are called balsams, which appear to be mixtures of an odorous oil and an inodorous gum.
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851
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Tender annuals, such as balsams, cock's-combs, globe amaranths, &c., must be sown in February or March in pots of light rich earth, and plunged in a hotbed.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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Together, the two meander through a fresh-scented thicket of spruce, pines and balsams, Chet carrying a pole to measure heights, Colette pretending to weigh her options.
Susan Schindehette: Dispatches From Detroit: A Christmas Story Susan Schindehette 2011
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Then indeed, these wounds of the world - that the indigenous women make eternal with their healing kisses, historic balsams, and stories not told that are sleeping at the bottom of rivers and oceans, these indeed - will be eternally healed, as will be the literary Boto.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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Together, the two meander through a fresh-scented thicket of spruce, pines and balsams, Chet carrying a pole to measure heights, Colette pretending to weigh her options.
Susan Schindehette: Dispatches From Detroit: A Christmas Story Susan Schindehette 2011
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She liked mixing gums and balsams more than she liked mixing rice and lentils, she liked rasping sandalwood more than she liked mending clothes.
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Deep, sensual aromas such as resins, balsams and woods provide that type of stimulation.
Ayala's Aphrodisiac Guide Ayala Sender 2009
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