Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BALM'Y, a.

1. Having the qualities of balm; aromatic. – Milton.
2. Producing balm; as, the balmy tree. – Pope.
3. Soothing; soft; mild; as, balmy slumbers. – Dryden.
4. Fragrant; odoriferous; as, balmy wings. – Dryden.
5. Mitigating; easing; assuaging; as, balmy breath. – Shak.