an Egyptian mummy

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• mummy — [[t]mʌ̱mi[/t]] mummies 1) N FAMILY Some people, especially young children, call their mother mummy. [BRIT, INFORMAL] I want my mummy... Mummy, I m tired!... Mummy says I can play out in the garden. (in AM, use mommy) 2) N COUNT A mummy is a dead… …   English dictionary

• mummy — English has two words mummy. The one meaning ‘mother’ [19], although not recorded in print until comparatively recently, is one of a range of colloquial ‘mother’ words, such as mama and mammy, that go back ultimately to the syllable ma, imitative …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• mummy — English has two words mummy. The one meaning ‘mother’ [19], although not recorded in print until comparatively recently, is one of a range of colloquial ‘mother’ words, such as mama and mammy, that go back ultimately to the syllable ma, imitative …   Word origins

• mummy-wheat — mummˈy wheat noun A variety of wheat, alleged (incredibly) to descend from grains found in Egyptian mummy cases • • • Main Entry: ↑mummy …   Useful english dictionary

• mummy bag — a snug fitting sleeping bag tapered from the shoulders to the feet, enclosing both the body and head except for a small opening for the face. [so called because its shape resembles a wrapped Egyptian mummy] * * * …   Universalium

• mummy bag — noun : a sleeping bag tapered at the feet and sometimes enclosed at the head with an opening for the face * * * a snug fitting sleeping bag tapered from the shoulders to the feet, enclosing both the body and head except for a small opening for… …   Useful english dictionary

• mummy wheat — noun Etymology: so called from its having been found in Egyptian mummy cases : poulard wheat …   Useful english dictionary