Helen Fenton

Balm: Definition and part of speech

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Balm

  1. v. i. To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To soothe; to mitigate.
  2. n. An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
  3. n. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or shrubs.
  4. n. Any fragrant ointment.
  5. n. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ballad: Definition and part of speech

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Ballad

  1. v. t. To make mention of in ballads.
  2. n. A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
  3. v. i. To make or sing ballads.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Ballade: Definition and part of speech

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Ballade

  1. n. A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.