Meaning Of Mummy

n.

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.

n.

Dried flesh of a mummy.

n.

A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.

n.

A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).

n.

A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.

n.

One whose affections and energies are withered.

v. t.

To embalm; to mummify.