mummy

[Mum·my]

A mummy is either a preserved dead body or a British person’s mom, ideally not at the same time. In ancient Egypt, preserving a body as a mummy was part of a religious belief in an afterlife.

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A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.

Noun
a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

Noun
informal terms for a mother


n.
A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.

n.
Dried flesh of a mummy.

n.
A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.

n.
A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).

n.
A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.

n.
One whose affections and energies are withered.

v. t.
To embalm; to mummify.


Mummy

Mum"my , n.; pl. Mummies . [F. momie; cf. Sp. & Pg. momia, It. mummia; all fr. Per. mmiy'be, fr. mm wax.] 1. A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction. Bacon. 2. Dried flesh of a mummy. [Obs.] Sir. J. Hill. 3. A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties. [Obs.] Shak. Sir T. Herbert. 4. A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below). 5. (Gardening) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc. 6. One whose affections and energies are withered. Mummy brown, a brown color, nearly intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber. A pigment of this color is prepared from bitumen, etc., obtained from Egyptian tombs. -- Mummy wheat (Bot.), wheat found in the ancient mummy cases of Egypt. No botanist now believes that genuine mummy wheat has been made to germinate in modern times. -- To beat to a mummy, to beat to a senseless mass; to beat soundly.

Mummy

Mum"my, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mummied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mummying.] To embalm; to mummify.

A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.

To embalm; to mummify.

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