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Definition of Embalmed
1. embalm [v] - See also: embalm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embalmed
Literary usage of Embalmed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Archaeological Journal by British Archaeological Association (1911)
"The noblemen who were traitors were beheaded, and their heads spiked but not
embalmed ; Oliver was embalmed and buried as a potentate, and afterwards hung ..."
2. A Ranchman's Recollections: An Autobiography in which Unfamiliar Facts by Frank S. Hastings (1921)
""The embalmed beef" and "canned roast beef" scandal which followed the close ...
Nor did the public gather from the investigation that "embalmed" fresh beef ..."
3. A Ranchman's Recollections: An Autobiography in which Unfamiliar Facts by Frank S. Hastings (1921)
""The embalmed beef" and "canned roast beef" scandal which followed the close ...
Nor did the public gather from the investigation that "embalmed" fresh beef ..."
4. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"... of gold or artificial stones *; it was rendered perfectly tame by kind treatment;
and after death the body was embalmed in a most sumptuous manner. ..."
5. The History of Herodotus: A New English Version, Ed. with Copious Notes and by Herodotus (1862)
"Several fish have been found embalmed in the tombs ; but it has been difficult
to ascertain their species ; though this would not prove their sanctity, ..."
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