Mummy
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1):
(n.) A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; - formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.
(2):
(n.) A brown color obtained from bitumen. See Mummy brown (below).
(3):
(n.) One whose affections and energies are withered.
(4):
(v. t.) To embalm; to mummify.
(5):
(n.) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.
(6):
(n.) Dried flesh of a mummy.
(7):
(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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography InformationMcClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mummy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/mummy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
