Definitions
a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
Word origin
From Middle English mummie, from Anglo-Norman mumie, from Middle French momie, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”). Doublet of mumijo.
Used in a sentence
“But, more horrible, I had not failed to note that its purplish gleaming body resembled that of a human being - or of a chrysalis encasing one - or of a mummy!”
“Many people believed in the curse of the mummy, and soon, the curse had become an accepted part of Tut′s legend.”
“'Mummy,' that is pounded ancient Egyptian, is, I believe, a pigment much used by artists, and especially by those of them who direct their talents to the reproduction of the works of the old masters.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Embalmed body”5 letters
02“Wrapped ancient body”5 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
M____