Thesaurus: mummy

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1. 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.
2. n. Dried flesh of a mummy.
3. n. A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
4. n. A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
5. n. A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
6. n. One whose affections and energies are withered.
7. v. t. To embalm; to mummify.
8. n. informal terms for a mother
9. n. a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
10. 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. To embalm; to mummify.
11. n:100 n. a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)