EMBALM
\ɛmbˈɑːm], \ɛmbˈɑːm], \ɛ_m_b_ˈɑː_m]\
Definitions of EMBALM
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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.
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To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
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To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.
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To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To preserve from decay by aromatic drugs, as a dead body: to perfume: to preserve with care and affection.
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EMBALMER, EMBALMING.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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To impregnate a body with aromaticks, that it may resist putrefaction.
By Thomas Sheridan
