▪ I. † ˈbalmer1 Obs. rare—1.
[f. balm + -er1.]
(He who or) that which embalms.
| a 1618 Raleigh Rem. (1644) 256 Bloud must be my Bodies only Balmer..No other Balm will there be given. |
▪ II. † ˈbalmer2 Obs. rare—1.
‘Apparently some kind of coloured cloth.’ Halliwell.
| a 1400 Chester Plays 172 Princes, prelates of price Barrones in balmer and byse. |