Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Balance
bake (-s)balance (-d, balancing)
balance, n. [Fr. < L. bilancia, pair of scales.] (webplay: force, part, poise, sides).
Equilibrium; stability; scale of measurement; pair of dishes joined for weighing commodities; [fig.] calm; justice; order; permanence; security (see Isaiah 40:12).
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