Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Embalm \Em*balm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embalmed}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Embalming}.] [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume
   balm. See {Balm}.]
   1. To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from
      decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices;
      to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and
      drugs that it may resist putrefaction.

            Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to
            embalm ?is father; and the physicians embalmed
            Israel.                               --Gem. l. 2.

   2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.

            With fresh dews embalmed the earth.   --Milton.

   3. To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to
      perpetuate in remembrance.

            Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. --Pope.