mummy-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌmɪlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈməmiˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mummy n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < mummy n.¹ + -like suffix.

Resembling or suggestive of a mummy.

ΚΠ

1843 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Oct. 564/1 The turbaned Saracen, or the mummy-like collector of old books, and chips, and stones.

1876 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. 6 June The mummy-like effeteness..of Ultramontanism.

1929 Science 22 Nov. Suppl. p. xiv/1 Shriveled mummy-like bodies of Indians who lived before the time of Christ have been preserved in the dry hot earth.

1991 New Scientist 2 Feb. 59/2 Not every fossil sponge in the reef is surrounded by a mummy-like casing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mummy-like
释义	mummy-likeadj. Brit. /ˈmʌmɪlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈməmiˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mummy n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < mummy n.¹ + -like suffix. Resembling or suggestive of a mummy. ΚΠ 1843 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Oct. 564/1 The turbaned Saracen, or the mummy-like collector of old books, and chips, and stones. 1876 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. 6 June The mummy-like effeteness..of Ultramontanism. 1929 Science 22 Nov. Suppl. p. xiv/1 Shriveled mummy-like bodies of Indians who lived before the time of Christ have been preserved in the dry hot earth. 1991 New Scientist 2 Feb. 59/2 Not every fossil sponge in the reef is surrounded by a mummy-like casing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1843
随便看	oathkeeper oathlet oathmaking oathparole oathpledge oathrite oaths oathsanctioner oathsick oathswearing oathtaker oathtaking oathull oathusk oathworthy od's od's blood od's bobs od's bodikins od's body od's bones od's bread od's bud od's death od's deathling