mummy clothn.
/ˈmʌmɪ ˌklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈməmi ˌklɔθ/, /ˈməmi ˌklɑθ/ 1. The cloth used to wrap a mummy; a piece of such cloth. Also in extended use.
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > preparation or treatment of corpse > [noun] > mummifying > mummy-cloth
mummy cloth1834
1834 London & Edinb. Philos. Mag. 5 359 The great mass of the mummy cloth employed in bandages and coverings..is of coarse texture.
1841 Lady Wilton Art of Needlework (ed. 3) iv. 36 The chief proportion of the mummy-cloths which have been so ruthlessly torn from these outraged relics of humanity are coarse.
1875 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 154/2 One of our friends came back with..small bundles of infant crocodiles swaddled in mummy cloth.
1922 W. B. Yeats Seven Poems 1 Wound in mind's pondering, As mummies in the mummy-cloth are wound.
a1963 S. Plath Crossing Water (1971) 17 You bring me good news from the clinic, Whipping off your silk scarf, exhibiting the tight white Mummy cloths, smiling.
1992 M. Pearce Mamur Zapt & Spoils of Egypt (1994) vii. 102 The floor was covered with broken bones and decayed mummy cloth.
2. U.S. = momie n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [noun] > other
grisette1700
mesh1725
poodle1827
albatross1877
momie1880
velvet-cloth1882
mummy cloth1886
poodle cloth1896
thorn-proof1908
blackout1941
wash-and-wear1959
breathable1961
Pertex1982
1886 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. (1889) ii. 652 Mummy cloth.
1975 C. Calasibetta Fairchild's Dict. Fashion 199/1 Mummy cloth 1., dull-finish crepe-like fabric of cotton or silk and wool, worn for mourning when dyed black. 2. Heavy linen or cotton plain-weave fabric used for embroidery work.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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