English-Thai Dictionary

embalm

VT ดอง ศพ  mummify preserve dong-sob

 

embalming fluid

SL เหล้า แรง  lao-rang

 

embalmment

N การดอง ให้ เก็บ ไว้ ได้ นาน  การ ทำให้ อยู่ ใน ความทรงจำ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EMBALM

v.t.emb'am. 1. To open a dead body, take out the intestines, and fill their place with odoriferous and desiccative spices and drugs, to prevent its putrefaction.
Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the physicians embalmed Israel. Genesis 5 :2.
2. To fill with sweet scent.
3. To preserve, with care and affection, from loss or decay.
The memory of my beloved daughter is embalmed in my heart.
Virtue alone, with lasting grace,
Embalms the beauties of the face.

 

EMBALMED

pp. Filled with aromatic plants for preservation; preserved from loss or destruction.

 

EMBALMER

n.One who embalms bodies for preservation.

 

EMBALMING

ppr. Filling a dead body with spices for preservation; preserving with care from loss, decay or destruction.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

EMBALMER

EMBALMER Em *balm "er, n.

 

Defn: One who embalms.

 

EMBALMMENT

Em *balm "ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. embaumement. ]

 

Defn: The act of embalming. [R.] Malone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

embalm

em balm |emˈbä (l )m əmˈbɑ (l )m | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often as noun embalming ) preserve (a corpse ) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative: the Egyptian method of embalming. • preserve (someone or something ) in an unaltered state: the band was all about revitalizing pop greats and embalming their legacy. 2 archaic give a pleasant fragrance to: the sweetness of the linden trees embalmed all the air. DERIVATIVES em balm er noun, em balm ment noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French embaumer, from em- ‘in ’ + baume ‘balm, ’ variant of basme (see balm ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

embalm

embalm |ɪmˈbɑːm, ɛm- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (often as noun embalming ) preserve (a corpse ) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative: the Egyptian method of embalming. • preserve (someone or something ) in an unaltered state: the band was all about revitalizing pop greats and embalming their legacy. 2 archaic give a pleasant fragrance to: the buxom air, embalm'd with odours. DERIVATIVES embalmer noun, embalmment noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French embaumer, from em- ‘in ’ + baume ‘balm ’, variant of basme (see balm ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

embalm

embalm verb 1 his body had been embalmed: preserve, mummify, lay out. 2 the poem ought to embalm his memory: preserve, conserve, enshrine, immortalize.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

embalm

embalm verb 1 the Egyptians used citrus juices for embalming their dead: preserve, mummify, lay out, anoint. 2 the poem ought to embalm his memory: conserve, preserve, immortalize, enshrine; cherish, treasure, store, consecrate.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

embalm

em balm /ɪmbɑ́ːm /動詞 他動詞 (薬品 香油などで )〈死体 〉を防腐処理する (!しばしば受け身で ) .～er 名詞 ～ment 名詞