embalms
Meaning of embalms
verb, 3rd person present
- preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative.
his body was embalmed and buried in Westminster Abbey
the Egyptian method of embalming
an embalmed corpse
- give a pleasant fragrance to.
the buxom air, embalm'd with odours
Middle English: from Old French embaumer, from em- ‘in’ + baume ‘balm’, variant of basme (see balm).
Information about embalms
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of embalms is: embalm.
- Languages in which embalms is used:
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Hyphenation of embalms
em-balms
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- embalms is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
embalms synonyms
Meaning treat (food) to prevent its decomposition:
Meaning (especially in ancient Egypt) preserve (a body) by embalming and wrapping it in cloth:
Meaning smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony:
Words that rhyme with embalms
alms, balms, imbalms, becalms, calms, encalms, realms, yealms, halms, shalms, malms, smalms, copalms, ladypalms, napalms, palms, Psalms, psalms, qualms, dwalms
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