plural mummies
1
a
: a body embalmed or treated for burial with preservatives in the manner of the ancient Egyptians
b
: a body unusually well preserved
2
: one resembling a mummy
mummy
2 of 2chiefly British spelling of mommy
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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These Oreo cookie balls resemble mummies, and that's a good enough reason to serve them up at your Halloween party.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Woolly rhino fossils are abundant, but their mummies are exceedingly rare.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
Inside a historic Walker's Point home, Airbnb visitors can spend the night with Egyptian mummies.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The opening scene does this extremely literally by revealing that the Salem Seven hunting Agatha are, in fact, the otherworldly offspring of the witches Agatha turned into mummies.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Get The Recipe 10 of 25 Oreo Cookie Balls
These Oreo cookie balls resemble mummies, and that's a good enough reason to serve them up at your Halloween party.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Woolly rhino fossils are abundant, but their mummies are exceedingly rare.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
Inside a historic Walker's Point home, Airbnb visitors can spend the night with Egyptian mummies.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Mummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mummy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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