0 past simple and past participle of embalm --
1 to use chemicals to prevent a dead body from decaying --
He found 219 cases of near live burial, 149 actual live burials, 10 cases of live dissection and 2 cases of awakening while being embalmed.
He personally claimed to have embalmed, 4028 soldiers and officers, field and staff, although some believe this figure to be inflated.
Two of these small bodies were partially embalmed by taking out internal organs and replacing the cavities with packing material.
The body of the deceased may be embalmed and dressed in fine clothing if there will be an open-casket viewing.
If one of the team members died, it was recommended that their remains be embalmed and cemented.
Health regulations required that only embalmed bodies could be returned to port.
For some it was a human skull, embalmed and encrusted with jewels; for others it was carved out of wood.
When a person died, their body was embalmed and perfumed with manoi to help facilitate their journey into the afterlife.
