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Meaning of EMBALMMENT

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 Definition: [n]  preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals
 
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 See Also: mummification, preservation, saving

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Em*balm"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embaumement.]
The act of embalming. [R.] --Malone.
 

 

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