EMBALMED

Verb

embalmed

simple past tense and past participle of embalm

Anagrams

• belammed

Source: Wiktionary


EMBALM

Em*balm", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embalmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Embalming.] Etym: [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume balm. See Balm.]

1. To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may resist putrefaction. Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm embalmed Israel. Gem. l. 2.

2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume. With fresh dews embalmed the earth. Milton.

3. To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance. Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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