1. Noun
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. Noun
Dried flesh of a mummy.
3. Noun
A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
4. Noun
A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
5. Noun
A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
6. Noun
One whose affections and energies are withered.
7. Verb
To embalm; to mummify.
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