MUMMY
- to preserve by embalming, also MUMMIFY [v MUMMIED, MUMMYING, MUMMIES]
- to mummify (to preserve by embalming) [v MUMMIED, MUMMIES, MUMMYING]
- A well-preserved, desiccated body
- (esp. in ancient Egypt) A body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages