mummy
see also: Mummy
Pronunciation
Mummy
Proper noun
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see also: Mummy
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈmʌmi/
mummy
- (countable) An embalmed human or animal corpse wrap#Verb|wrapped in linen bandage#Noun|bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptian#Noun|Egyptians and some Native American tribes. [from 17th c.]
- 1832, Royal Society (Great Britain), Abstracts of The Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, From 1800 to 1830 inclusive, Volume 1: 1800-1814, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=gaEgAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA201&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0pO4T5-SJayXiAfXm5j5CA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22%20-intitle%3A%22mummy|mummies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 201],
- […] Mr. Pearson proceeds to give a particular description of the very perfect mummy of an Ibis, which forms the chief subject of the present paper.
- 2008, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen,, Mysteries Unwrapped: The Real Monsters, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=4oSoe68lt5MC&pg=PA2&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0pO4T5-SJayXiAfXm5j5CA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22%20-intitle%3A%22mummy|mummies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 2],
- Many people believed in the curse of the mummy, and soon, the curse had become an accepted part of Tut′s legend.
- 1832, Royal Society (Great Britain), Abstracts of The Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, From 1800 to 1830 inclusive, Volume 1: 1800-1814, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=gaEgAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA201&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0pO4T5-SJayXiAfXm5j5CA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22%20-intitle%3A%22mummy|mummies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 201],
- (countable, by extension) A reanimated#Adjective|reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a typical character in horror films. [from 20th c.]
- 2007, S. T. Joshi, Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares, Volume 1, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Jh97v3zeKc0C&pg=PA376&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0pO4T5-SJayXiAfXm5j5CA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22%20-intitle%3A%22mummy|mummies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 376],
- For many, mummies fascinate more than repel. Our horrific connotations lie not so much with the mummy itself, but in associated fears. The mummy serves, of course, as a general reminder of our own mortality and our fear of death, but this alone is not enough to make it a monster.
- 2007, S. T. Joshi, Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares, Volume 1, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Jh97v3zeKc0C&pg=PA376&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0pO4T5-SJayXiAfXm5j5CA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22%20-intitle%3A%22mummy|mummies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 376],
- (countable, by extension) Any naturally preserve#Verb|preserved human or animal body. [from 18th c.]
(countable, uncountable, now, rare) A brown#Noun|brown pigment originally prepared from the grind#Verb|ground-up remains of Egyptian#Adjective|Egyptian animal or human mummies mix#Verb|mixed with bitumen, etc. [from 19th c.] - Synonyms: mummy brown
- (uncountable, now, rare) A pulp#Noun|pulp. [from 17th c.]
- 1837, Mathew Carey, Vindiciae Hibernicae (page 116)
- You may beat them to a mummy, you may put them upon the rack, you may burn them on a gridiron, […] yet you will never remove them from that innate fidelity […]
- 1837, Mathew Carey, Vindiciae Hibernicae (page 116)
- (uncountable, medicine, now historical) A substance used in medicine, prepared from mummified#Adjective|mummified flesh. [from 14th c.]
- 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 253:
- 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 Mizraim (ancient Egypt).
- 2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow 2007, p. 360:
- Nonetheless, his book advertises many Paracelsian remedies, including laudanum, mummy, antimony and mercury.
- 1978, Benjamin Walker, Encyclopedia of Metaphysical Medicine, Routledge 1978, p. 253:
- (uncountable, horticulture, obsolete) A sort of wax used in grafting. [18th c.]
mummy (mummies, present participle mummying; past and past participle mummied)
- (transitive, dated) To mummify.
mummy (plural mummies)
- (chiefly, UK, usually, childish) mother.
- 1926, John Steinbeck, The Saturday Evening Post, Volume 198, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XRQ7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LaO4T8rmK8y8iAfE06TaCA&redir_esc=y page 9],
- “Oh, mummy, would you like the loveliest daughter-in-law in the world? Oh, mummy, I must marry Flora Dewsley. But I know I am not nearly good enough, mummy. She knows nothing of the world and its wickedness, and I — Well, mummy, at school, a fellow learns everything. And no man is perfect, is he, mummy? […] ”
- 1927, Harper's Magazine, Volume 155, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yRcwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0pO4T5-SJayXiAfXm5j5CA&redir_esc=y page 188],
- Meeting mummy after this visit was not exactly easy.
- 2003, Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin, 2010, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GNp0SptFYg8C&pg=PT105&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LaO4T8rmK8y8iAfE06TaCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22%20-intitle%3A%22mummy|mummies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page],
- “ […] What′s your problem, you little shit? Proud of yourself, for ruining Mummy′s life?” I was careful to use the insipid falsetto the experts commend. “You′ve got Daddy snowed, but Mummy′s got your number. You're a little shit, aren′t you?″
- 2004, Dennis Child, Psychology and the Teacher, Continuum International Publishing, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rwJKAAAAYAAJ&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3au4T9GaBoyhiQfIjJ2QCQ&redir_esc=y page 91],
- ‘ […] We have to ask mummy if we can go to Rajah′s mummy′s house (Rajah′s mummy is the owner of the dog). We can if mummy says “yes”. […] ’
- 2009, Paul Harding, Tinkers, 2010, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DNZBBwGpKDoC&pg=PT62&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LaO4T8rmK8y8iAfE06TaCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22%20-intitle%3A%22mummy|mummies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page],
- Darla stared at her father and said, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy!
- Marjorie wheezed and said, Father. You. Are. Filthy!
- Joe said Daddy′s muddy! Daddy′s muddy!
- Darla stared at the darkened doorway where Howard stood, saying, Mummy, Mummy, Mummy, each time a little louder, each time a bit more shrilly, […] .
- 1926, John Steinbeck, The Saturday Evening Post, Volume 198, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XRQ7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22mummy%22|%22mummies%22+-intitle:%22mummy|mummies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=LaO4T8rmK8y8iAfE06TaCA&redir_esc=y page 9],
- French: maman
- German: Mutti, Mama, Mami
- Italian: mamma
- Portuguese: (Brazil) mamãe
- Russian: ма́ма
- Spanish: mamá
Mummy
Proper noun
- (colloquial, childish) One's mother.
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