Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mummychog.
- To embalm; mummify.
- noun A dead human body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptian preparation for burial.
- noun The substance of a mummy; a medicinal preparation supposed to consist of the substance of mummies or of dead bodies; hence, a medicinal liquor or gum in general. Also
mummia . See first quotation under mummia. - noun In horticulture, a kind of wax used in grafting and planting trees.
- noun A brown color prepared from the asphalt taken from Egyptian mummies, and used as an oil-color by artists.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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 obsolete Dried flesh of a mummy.
- noun obsolete A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
- noun A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
- noun (Gardening) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
- noun One whose affections and energies are withered.
- noun 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.
- noun (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.
- noun to beat to a senseless mass; to beat soundly.
- transitive verb To embalm; to mummify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
embalmed corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancientEgyptians . - noun Any naturally preserved human or animal body.
- noun uncountable, medicine, historical A substance used in
medicine , prepared from mummified flesh. - noun archaic A
pulp . - verb dated, transitive To
mummify . - noun chiefly UK A child's term for
mother .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun informal terms for a mother
- noun a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think a mummy is absolutely hilarious!!! the mummy & skeleton show episode 1
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The mystery of the mummy is also handled fairly well -- if a bit "Scooby-doo-esque" as Jym put it.
play it again, Sam 2004
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Mention the word mummy, and you probably think of the shiny case of King Tut or the linen-bandaged walking dead in a George A. Romero film.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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It could be, could be, that 'mummy' is a single mum who raises baby in an environment where everyone is on benefits.
A Fire Raging in Islington Newmania 2007
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A mummy is actually any body that has been dried out; this can happen in ice, in acid bogs, and in the desert.
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Oh, should I mention that my 8 year old still firmly believes in Santa, absolutely no question, coz whilst mummy is a hard ass, Santa is truly “Tough Love”!!!!
Sometimes It Feels Like, Santa Is Watching Me | Her Bad Mother 2009
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We all know if mummy is happy, everyone in the house is, and if mummy is not happy, God help you if you cross her path
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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I totally agree with the upstairs being worse …. my mirror gets smudged with baby fingers covered in mummy expensive face cream or various hair lotions and potions that are so attractively packaged to the wee ones.
Good Housekeeping: Totally Slobtastic Slackermom Edition | Her Bad Mother 2009
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We all know if mummy is happy, everyone in the house is, and if mummy is not happy, God help you if you cross her path
Interview Thursday. "No Woman Should Lose her Identity" Says ALOTED 2009
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"If mummy is happy, everyone in the house is, and if mummy is not happy, God help you if you cross her path."
Interview Thursday. "No Woman Should Lose her Identity" Says ALOTED 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word mummy
"Middle English mummie, medicinal material from embalmed corpses, from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mūmīya, from mūm, wax, from Persian."
- American Heritage Dictionary
July 20, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word mummy
A really gross usage note can be found on momie.
October 9, 2017