(n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.
(n.) Dried flesh of a mummy.
(n.) A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
(n.) A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
(n.) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
(n.) One whose affections and energies are withered.
(v. t.) To embalm; to mummify.
Example Sentences:
(1) Structures resembling red blood cells have been seen in mummies, but have been considered by some to be artifacts or molds.
(2) Three beautifully restored mummy portraits of well-off young people who were, 2,000 years ago, probably members of a mysterious group called "the 6475" are to go on display at the new home for one of the most important Egyptian collections in the world.
(3) If he comes back it’s like he’s got away with it.” In the club’s superstore, Zak Dilly and his girlfriend Hannah Betts – who have just chosen a babygrow for their niece with the slogan “Mummy taught me ABC, Daddy taught me SUFC” – are clear about whose side they are on.
(4) "It is not by any means the end of the road because the technology is moving on rapidly all the time, and we're hoping in the next few years we'll be able to continue scanning more mummies and revealing more remarkable facts."
(5) Three Pharaonic mummies, preserved for thousand of years, had fiberoptic endoscopy carried out of the cranial, thoracic and abdominal cavities.
(6) No cases of this disease have been seen in Peruvian mummies while in Chile it seems quite common, suggesting some environmental factor in the etiology.
(7) There are still disputes over mummy portraits, for example whether they were done while the subjects were alive or after they were dead, as part of the 70-day mummification process.
(8) The bile acids of the gall bladder and hepatic tissue of a 3200-year-old Egyptian mummy were isolated by thin-layer chromatography and identified by combined gas-liquid chromatrography and mass spectrometry.
(9) Common issues also included the books being of poor quality, getting basic facts wrong (such as referring to same-sex adopters as mummy and daddy) or being completed by someone who had never met the child.
(10) One female mummy is displayed with a translation of an offering inscription, which visitors will be invited to recite to ensure her food supply in the next world.
(11) It is worthwhile to note the suggestive role of mummy cells in pathological diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease.
(12) And Mummy said darling, do you remember Bodrum when Nanny walked into pre-lunch drinks on the gulet, of course everyone was incredibly kind, bringing her a Tizer and some After Eights before the men threw her in the sea, the gentlest of hints but basically she never left the lower decks again?
(13) A 500-year-old mummy of a seven-month-old Eskimo infant recently removed from a tomb north of Umanak presented problems of preservation.
(14) The museum has been x-raying mummies since the 1960s but, as the technology has improved, the results have dramatically improved.
(15) The ancient cultures of Babylon, Jericho, and Egypt used "art-eyes" in mummies, sarcophagus lids, and statues; they were made from precious stones, silver, gold, and copper as a symbol of light and life in their religious beliefs.
(16) The second mummy was a 18-year-old young woman, 800-700 b. C. From the inscriptions on the sarcophagus name, family and living circumstances could be found.
(17) Taylor hopes even more secrets will be revealed in years to come, including being able to read hieroglyphic inscriptions on objects inside the mummies.
(18) Recently I've just been at home enjoying being a mummy, but it's been nine months now and I'm slowly getting ready to return to work.
(19) 17.42 Julie : Mummy, tell the police they must be quick.
(20) Zoe Dronfield set up a support group, I want my Mummy (IWMM), after her abusive ex-partner was given emergency custody of their child.
Tummy
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) You aren't worried about the cellulite on your thighs or your tummy not being flat.
(2) Once you have met someone who gives you tummy flips you certainly don't want to go back to a world without them.
(3) His little tummy just heaved and heaved until he stopped.
(4) She has a flat tummy and slender arms and her eyes seem to be wider than her ankles.
(5) We used to associate wealth with a big tummy and had the idea that if you were skinny you were not doing well,” he told me.
(6) But for whatever reason (I like to think it's because the last feast gave Her Majesty a gippy tummy and Prince Philip refuses to spend another night holding her hair back) this isn't the case.
(7) And so I've been patting a tummy I didn't have a few weeks ago, and wondering what to do about it.
(8) But at the moment, unless he says something to the contrary, he does look as if he is curled up right there, being gently stroked on the PM's tummy.
(9) We refused to eat the bulgur though, because it gives you a runny tummy; and if you have a runny tummy and are in an isolation zone they will definitely say you have Ebola and may take you away.
(10) Next time you see a pack of schoolchildren being dragged around Trafalgar Square, look at how they wear their rucksacks: they all wear them on their tummies.
(11) Putin then lifted the T-shirt of a small boy and “kissed him on the tummy”, Robin Tam QC, the counsel to the inquiry, told the high court on Monday.
(12) "I had beer, Claire had wine, and Alan had fizzy pop, but it all got mixed up in my tummy and I was sick on the bus home.
(13) On the eve of our staycation my daughter got a temperature and was up all night saying her tummy hurt.
(14) There was no official word on the happy event, only speculation sparked by the sudden absence of his wife's swollen tummy at a public appearance on New Year's Day.
(15) His tummy was tiny, his rib cage protruding and his spine was clearly visible all the way down his back.
(16) Skin folds under her tummy became chafed and sore, and sometimes developed infections.
(17) A transcript of the recording read out to the inquiry, and included in Atkins' earlier written witness statement , mentioned stories including "one of Girls Aloud having a boob job; Hugh Grant having a face tuck, Rhys Ifans having a tummy tuck and Guy Ritchie having a chemical peel".
(18) Her voice was superlative, soaring above even the rustle of chocolate wrappers and the rumbling of tummies waiting for the first batch of smoked salmon sandwiches.
(19) Various epithets used to describe this illness include GI trots, Aden gut, Barsa belly, Turkey trot, Delhi belly, Hongkong dog, Montezuma's revenge, gyppsy tummy and turista.
(20) The robotic cat, who travels back in time from the 22nd century, has an array of futuristic gadgets tucked away in a "fourth-dimensional" bottomless pocket on his tummy.