单词 | mummy |
释义 | mum·my 1 ![]() n. pl. mum·mies 1. The dead body of a human or animal that has been embalmed and prepared for burial, as according to the practices of the ancient Egyptians. 2. A withered, shrunken, or well-preserved body that resembles an embalmed body. [Middle English mummie, resin obtained from embalmed corpses and used as medicine, from Old French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic mūmiyā', mūmiyā, a kind of bitumen used to treat wounds and fractures, medicinal resin from mummies.] |
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