English Dictionary

Definition of “embalm”

embalm (ɪmˈbɑːm )

to treat (a dead body) with preservatives, as by injecting formaldehyde into the blood vessels, to retard putrefaction
to preserve or cherish the memory of
(poetic) to give a sweet fragrance to

emˈbalmer noun

emˈbalmment noun

C13: from Old French embaumer; see balm

= preserve, lay out, mummify

He doesn't answer directly but says it is no easy matter to embalm a horse's leg.

Independent (1999)

So they decided to embalm the body properly and display it in a specially built mausoleum in Red Square.

Jim Leavesley, George Biro THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)

`Franklin, he's saying that if we bring the body here, he'll embalm it.

O'Connor, Joe Desperadoes

`They won't have to embalm the broad, she was already pickled.

Pickard, Nancy No Body

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