Mummy

Mummy — Mum my (m[u^]m m[y^]), n.; pl. {Mummies} (m[u^]m m[i^]z). [F. momie; cf. Sp. & Pg. momia, It. mummia; all fr. Per. m[=u]miy[=a], fr. m[=u]m wax.] 1. A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

mummy — 1> мумия 2> мягкая бесформенная масса Ex: to beat smth. to a mummy превратить что л. в бесформенную массу Ex: to beat smb. to a mummy избить кого л. до бесчувствия; живого места не оставить 3> коричневая краска, мумия 4> сл. египетские ценные… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

mummy — I noun 1) мумия 2) мягкая бесформенная масса; to beat/smash to amummy превратить в бесформенную массу 3) коричневая краска, мумия II nounchild. мама …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Mummy — Mum my, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mummied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mummying}.] To embalm; to mummify. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Mummy — For other uses, see Mummy (disambiguation). An Egyptian mummy kept in the Vatican Museums. A mummy is a body, human or animal, whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness… …   Wikipedia

mummy — mummy1 /mum ee/, n., pl. mummies, v., mummied, mummying. n. 1. the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming. 2. a dead body dried and preserved by nature. 3. a withered or… …   Universalium

mummy — I. noun (plural mummies) Etymology: Middle English mummie powdered parts of a mummified body used as a drug, from Anglo French mumie, from Medieval Latin mumia mummy, powdered mummy, from Arabic mūmiya bitumen, mummy, from Persian mūm wax Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Mummy —     Reputedly, mumia was originally a substance that flowed down from the mountain tops and, mixing with the water that carried it down, coagulated like mineral pitch. The Mummy Mountain in Persia was famous for the black, bituminous material… …   Ancient Egypt

mummy — ̈ɪˈmʌmɪ I 1. сущ. 1) а) прям. и перен. мумия The old theological dogmas had become mere mummies. ≈ Старые богословские догматы стали не более чем мумиями. б) хорошо сохранившиеся останки 2) бесформенная масса 3) коричневая краска, мумия ∙ to beat …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

mummy — 1. noun /ˈmʌmi/ a) A substance used in medicine prepared from mummified flesh. Yet another scatological medicament was obtained from mummy, the material derived from a dried or embalmed human corpse, the most valuable being that imported from… …   Wiktionary