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单词 mummies
释义

mum1 /mum/ or mummy /mumˈi/ (informal)

noun

Mother, used esp by a child to address or refer to its mother

ORIGIN: Cf mamma1

mumˈsy adjective (mumˈsier; mumˈsiest) (informal)

  1. Maternal
  2. Homely, comfy
  3. Old-fashioned

mummy porn noun (derog inf)

A type of erotic fiction considered to appeal to women

mummy1 /mumˈi/

noun
  1. An embalmed or otherwise preserved dead body, esp as prepared for burial by the ancient Egyptians
  2. The substance of such a body, formerly used medicinally
  3. Dead flesh
  4. Anything pounded to a formless mass
  5. A bituminous drug or pigment
transitive verb (mummˈying; mummˈied)

To mummify

ORIGIN: OFr mumie, from LL mumia, from Ar and Pers mūmiyā, from Pers mūm wax

mummˈia noun

Mummy as a drug

mummificāˈtion noun

mummˈiform adjective

mummˈify transitive verb

To make into a mummy

mummˈy-case noun

mummˈy-cloth noun

  1. Cloth for wrapping a mummy
  2. A similar fabric used as a basis for embroidery
  3. A fabric like crape with cotton or silk warp and woollen weft

mummˈy-wheat noun

A variety of wheat, alleged (incredibly) to descend from grains found in Egyptian mummy-cases

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