heart-balmn.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːtbɑːm/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrtˌbɑ(l)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heart n., balm n.¹

Etymology: < heart n. + balm n.¹

1. Something that has a soothing or calming effect on the heart or emotions; emotional comfort; consolation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief

froverOE

comfortc1386

easec1440

sport1440

consolationc1460

recreatoryc1475

balm1540

balsamumc1540

solace1597

unction1604

balsama1616

demulceation1661

demulsion1661

alleviative1672

mitigation1726

salve1736

soother1794

consolement1797

heart-balm1828

1825 L. S. Stanhope Runnemede I. ii. 51 There, my daughter, cull thou the heart's-balm; and rise, and seek thy pallet, refreshed and humble.]

1828 E. Irving Serm., Lect., & Occas. Disc. III. v. 1085 That the heart-balm, will cleanse out the heart-poison of envy and malice.

1899 Eastern Star Oct. 1/3 Man draws to himself his truest needs, and the strongest is a heart balm.

1920 Expositor June 906/2 How much aid and salvation and heart balm will it give?

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 342 There were wounds that wanted healing with heartbalm.

1991 R. Powers Gold Bug Variations (1992) iv. 66 A lost landscape that would be heart-balm to look at, were he not in it.

2. U.S. Law (colloquial). A sum of money or an allowance awarded as compensation in legal proceedings for various forms of romantic or sexual misconduct, esp. the breach of promise to marry; the awarding of such damages. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1881 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 6 Jan. 7/2 A Philadelphia girl got $1,000 as balm for a broken heart in a breach of promise case.]

1884 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 21 Dec. 7/5 (heading) The Fortescue heart-balm.

1892 Boston Daily Globe 25 Apr. 1/2 Bernard Goldberg of New York sues for breach of promise and claims $25,000 as heart balm.

1911 Central Law Jrnl. 72 236/2 Ten thousand dollars is the current market quotation on heart balm, as disclosed by two verdicts for that amount..this week.

1952 Jet 31 Jan. 27 Milliken, a jilted bar maid, filed a $4,900 heart balm suit..against her ‘lover’.

1976 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Amer. 18 Jan. 72/1 The team will go to the Canadian brewers who have offered $8 million for the franchise and $5 million in heart balm for San Francisco.

2002 P. Brode Courted & Abandoned xi. 186 By 1938 four states had completely abolished heartbalm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heart-balm
释义	heart-balmn. Brit. /ˈhɑːtbɑːm/, U.S. /ˈhɑrtˌbɑ(l)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heart n., balm n.¹ Etymology: < heart n. + balm n.¹ 1. Something that has a soothing or calming effect on the heart or emotions; emotional comfort; consolation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief froverOE comfortc1386 easec1440 sport1440 consolationc1460 recreatoryc1475 balm1540 balsamumc1540 solace1597 unction1604 balsama1616 demulceation1661 demulsion1661 alleviative1672 mitigation1726 salve1736 soother1794 consolement1797 heart-balm1828 1825 L. S. Stanhope Runnemede I. ii. 51 There, my daughter, cull thou the heart's-balm; and rise, and seek thy pallet, refreshed and humble.] 1828 E. Irving Serm., Lect., & Occas. Disc. III. v. 1085 That the heart-balm, will cleanse out the heart-poison of envy and malice. 1899 Eastern Star Oct. 1/3 Man draws to himself his truest needs, and the strongest is a heart balm. 1920 Expositor June 906/2 How much aid and salvation and heart balm will it give? 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 342 There were wounds that wanted healing with heartbalm. 1991 R. Powers Gold Bug Variations (1992) iv. 66 A lost landscape that would be heart-balm to look at, were he not in it. 2. U.S. Law (colloquial). A sum of money or an allowance awarded as compensation in legal proceedings for various forms of romantic or sexual misconduct, esp. the breach of promise to marry; the awarding of such damages. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1881 Athens (Ohio) Messenger 6 Jan. 7/2 A Philadelphia girl got $1,000 as balm for a broken heart in a breach of promise case.] 1884 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 21 Dec. 7/5 (heading) The Fortescue heart-balm. 1892 Boston Daily Globe 25 Apr. 1/2 Bernard Goldberg of New York sues for breach of promise and claims $25,000 as heart balm. 1911 Central Law Jrnl. 72 236/2 Ten thousand dollars is the current market quotation on heart balm, as disclosed by two verdicts for that amount..this week. 1952 Jet 31 Jan. 27 Milliken, a jilted bar maid, filed a $4,900 heart balm suit..against her ‘lover’. 1976 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Amer. 18 Jan. 72/1 The team will go to the Canadian brewers who have offered $8 million for the franchise and $5 million in heart balm for San Francisco. 2002 P. Brode Courted & Abandoned xi. 186 By 1938 four states had completely abolished heartbalm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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