n. (pl. -ies) 1 a body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial, esp. in ancient Egypt. 2 a dried-up body. 3 a pulpy mass (beat it to a mummy). 4 a rich brown pigment.
[ F momie f. med.L mumia f. Arab. mumiya f. Pers. mum wax ]
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a body of a human being or animal embalmed for burial, esp. in ancient Egypt. 2 a dried-up body. 3 a pulpy mass (beat it to a mummy). 4 a rich brown pigment.
[ F momie f. med.L mumia f. Arab. mumiya f. Pers. mum wax ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012