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mummy

UK/ˈmʌm.i/ US/ˈməm.mi/ common uk

noun

1.
2.

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

Origin

From Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”). Doublet of mumijo.

Phrases

  • corn mummy Terms derived from mummy (embalmed body)
  • mummy bag Terms derived from mummy (embalmed body)
  • mummy brown Terms derived from mummy (embalmed body)
  • mummy cloth Terms derived from mummy (embalmed body)
  • mummy nut Terms derived from mummy (embalmed body)
  • mummy portrait Terms derived from mummy (embalmed body)
  • mummy wheat Terms derived from mummy (embalmed body)

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