Emphabium definitions

[David Randall]

Two and one point guesses please, by December 30, 6PM.

Embaphium - n. - a beetle belonging to the family Embaphiidae, noted for
their 
habit of dipping food in water; a raccoon beetle.

Embaphium - n. - a chamber in an ossuary where remains are stored prior
to final cleaning and re-burial.

Embaphium - n. - [obs.] 1) acting as or the actions of an ambassador;
embassage 2) an embassy.

Embaphium ­ n. - a eulogy in which the speaker subtly  discredits the
deceased.

Embaphium - n. - a fugitive thought, which, shewing itself for a moment,
fleeth the pursuit of the mind.  From the Greek, embaphion, a small beast
of the chase, as a hare or coney, baphos signifying a thicket or
under-brush.

Embaphium, - n. - a particularly difficult-to-answer question or set of
questions.

Embaphium - n. - a small chest for holding the hair of a deceased love.

Embaphium ­ n. - a small vessel for measuring or serving medicine.
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