| mummy | Origin: F. Momie; cf. Sp. & Pg. Momia, It. Mummia; all fr. Per. Mmiya, fr. Mm wax. 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 colour obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below). 5. <botany> A sort of wax used in grafting, etc. 6. One whose affections and energies are withered. Mummy brown, a brown colour, nearly intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber. A pigment of this colour is prepared from bitumen, etc, obtained from Egyptian tombs. <botany> Mummy wheat, 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mummychog | <zoology> See Mummichog. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |