What does "embalm" mean?
Embalm: 2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume. With fresh dews embalmed the earth. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to perpetuate in remembrance. Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. Pope.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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