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