mummification.html - v.tr.
(-ies, -ied)
1 embalm and preserve (a body) in the form of a mummy (see MUMMY(2) )).
2 (usu. as mummified adj.) shrivel or dry up (tissues etc.).

mummification n.

mummification.html - v.tr.
(-ies, -ied)
1 embalm and preserve (a body) in the form of a mummy (see MUMMY(2) )).
2 (usu. as mummified adj.) shrivel or dry up (tissues etc.).

mummification n.

mummification.html - n.
1 an actor in a traditional masked mime.
2 archaic or derog. an actor in the theatre. [ME f. OF momeur f. momer MUM(3)]

mummification.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 ridiculous (esp. religious) ceremonial.
2 a performance by mummers. [OF momerie (as MUMMER)]

mummification.html - v.tr.
(-ies, -ied)
1 embalm and preserve (a body) in the form of a mummy (see MUMMY(2) )).
2 (usu. as mummified adj.) shrivel or dry up (tissues etc.).

mummification n.

mummification.html - n.
(pl. -ies) Brit. colloq. mother. [imit. of a child's pronunc.: cf. MAMMA(1)]