embankment
Example Sentences
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Dr. Kaunitz was only carrying out the duties incumbent upon him as an Austrian state medical official, when he performed these embalmments.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the earliest embalmments on record is that of Joseph, whose body accompanied the Israelites on their journey through the Wilderness.
From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary
Moreover, this Egyptian people, more than any other, was haunted by the terror of death, as is proved by the folly of its embalmments.
From Egypt (La Mort de Philae) by Baines, William Peter
Vocabulary lists containing embankment
"The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket," Vocabulary from the short story
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