embalm

«embalm» in Mova's school dictionary: to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (embalm, embalms, embalmed, embalming); noun embalming, embalmer

meaning for a pupil

1) To embalm a dead body is to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does not rot quickly. tree →

2) In ancient Egypt, embalming was part of making a mummy. tree →

sense in the lessons

History lessons on ancient Egypt (mummies, canopic jars, natron salt). In modern life, funeral directors may embalm a body before a funeral. A serious, respectful word. Phrases: embalm the body, embalming fluid.

examples

• The ancient Egyptians embalmed their kings and queens. tree →
• Embalming a pharaoh took about seventy days. tree →
• They used natron salt to dry out the body before embalming it. tree →
• The museum showed tools used to embalm mummies. tree →
• Some families choose to have a loved one embalmed before the funeral. tree →
• The embalmers wrapped the body in linen. tree →
• He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices. tree →

note

The l is silent in most accents: «em-BAHM» (like palm, calm). A respectful topic: speak about it calmly. Do not mix up with «embark» or «balm» (a soothing cream), though they share a root.

In the corpora

• And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father.
• And the physicians embalmed Israel.
• And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming.
• And they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «embalm» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.