embalm
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The old Yankee wired back: "Embalm, bury, cremate and freeze � take no chances."
From Time Magazine Archive
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A plague on Egypt's arts, I say— Embalm the dead—on senseless clay Rich wine and spices waste: Like sturgeon, or like brawn, shall I, Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste!
From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark
Embalm your soul in Him now, make within you a temple for the Holy Spirit, be diligent in good works, make others happier and better.
From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Embalm, em-b�m′, v.t. to preserve from decay by aromatic drugs, as a dead body: to perfume: to preserve with care and affection.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Embalm them in a little romance of your own.
From A Rebellious Heroine by Bangs, John Kendrick
Vocabulary lists containing embalm
Ancient Egypt - Introductory
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