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Balsamic

//ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Producing balsam. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative. not-comparable

    "[…] the Souls of men also shall then catch life from the more pure and Balsamick parts of the Earth, and be cloathed again in terrestriall bodies […]"

  3. 3
    Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant. not-comparable

    "he stood in the road, fragrant with the odor of the azaleas in the undergrowth and the balsamic breath of the low-hanging firs, which were all fibrously a-glitter wherever the moon touched the dew in the dense midst of their shadows."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or containing balsam wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Balsamic vinegar. countable, uncountable

    "Emilia-Romagna is home to fabled Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and aged balsamics."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From balsam + -ic and French balsamique. Doublet of balsamico and balmy.

Etymology 2

From balsam + -ic and French balsamique. Doublet of balsamico and balmy.

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