Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BA-LE-AR'IC
BA-LE-AR'IC, a. [from Balearis, the denomination given to Majorca and Minorca. Qu. from Gr. βαλλω, to throw, because the inhabitants were good slingers.]
Pertaining to the isles of Majorca and Minorca, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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