mummy
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable)An embalmed human or non-human animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes.
1832, Royal Society (Great Britain), Abstracts of The Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, From 1800 to 1830 inclusive, Volume 1: 1800-1814, page 201, […] Mr. Pearson proceeds to give a particular description of the very perfect mummy of an Ibis, which forms the chief subject of the present paper.
- 2.
(broadly, countable)(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films.
- 3.
(broadly, countable)(countable, by extension) Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body.
Đồng nghĩa: mummy brown
- 4.
Any naturally preserved human or non-human animal body. (countable, uncountable, now rare) A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.
- 5.
(archaic, uncountable)(uncountable, now rare) A pulp.
- 6.
(historical, uncountable)(uncountable, medicine, now historical) A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified flesh.
- 7.
(obsolete, uncountable)(uncountable, horticulture, obsolete) A sort of wax used in grafting.
- 8.
(India, New England, UK, childish, usually)(chiefly UK, India, New England, usually childish) mother.
2004, Dennis Child, Psychology and the Teacher, Continuum International Publishing, page 91, ‘ […] We have to ask mummy if we can go to Rajah′s mummy′s house (Rajah′s mummy is the owner of the dog). We can if mummy says “yes”. […] ’
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verb- 1.
(dated, transitive)To mummify.
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right|thumb|An Egyptian mummy (embalmed corpse) at the Musée du Louvre, Paris