mummy
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- An embalmed human or non-human animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes.
- A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films.
- Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.
- Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body. (countable, uncountable, now rare) A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc: A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.
- A pulp.
- A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.
- A sort of wax used in grafting.
- mother.
Verb
- To mummify.
Proper noun
- One's mother.
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