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mum·my1 
[muhm-ee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -mies, verb, -mied, -my·ing.
[muhm-ee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -mies, verb, -mied, -my·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming. |
| 2. | a dead body dried and preserved by nature. |
| 3. | a withered or shrunken living being. |
| 4. | a dry, shriveled fruit, tuber, or other plant organ, resulting from any of several fungous diseases. |
| 5. | to make into or cause to resemble a mummy; mummify. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME mummie < ML mummia < Ar mūmiyah mummy, lit., bitumen < Pers mūm wax]
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| mum·my 1
(mŭm'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mum·mies
[Middle English mummie, medicinal material from embalmed corpses, from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mūmīya, from mūm, wax, from Persian.] |
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| mum·my 2
(mŭm'ē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. mum·mies Informal Mother. [Alteration of mommy or mum3.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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mummy
c.1400, "medicine prepared from mummy tissue," from M.L. mumia, from Ar. mumiyah "embalmed body," from Pers. mumiya "asphalt," from mum "wax." Sense of "embalmed body" first recorded in Eng. 1615. Mummy wheat (1842) was said to be cultivated from grains found in mummy-cases.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| mummy | |
noun | |
| 1. | informal terms for a mother [syn: ma] |
| 2. | a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mummy
Mum"my\, n.; pl. Mummies. [F. momie; cf. Sp. & Pg. momia, It. mummia; all fr. Per. m?miy[=a], fr. m?m 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. --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.
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Mummy
Mum"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mummied; p. pr. & vb. n. Mummying.] To embalm; to mummify.
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