balsamic, balsamick

& s. [Eng. balsam; -ic. In Fr. balsam i que; Ital. bal samico; from Lat. balsamic us.] A. As adjective: Pertaining to balsam. Specially 1. Having the qualities of balsam. .. with mild balsamic juice The Tuscan olive Thomson: Liberty , pt. v. IMG:content-1025.png:[blocks in formation] or mental distre . medical men of high note believed, or affected to believe, in the balsamic virtues of the royal hand." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xiv. B. As substantive: Anything having properties like those of balsam. ( Berkeley .) bâl-săm-ic-al, a. [Eng. balsamic; al.] The same as BALSAMIC, adj . (q.v.). ( Hale .) bâl-săm-ic-al-ly, adv. [Eng. balsam i cal; -ly.] After the manner of a balsamic. ( Dr. Allen.)