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Meanings of mummy in English

Russian
мумия
Portuguese
mumuficação
Spanish
momia
Catalan
mòmia egípcia
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Human or animal, whose skin and organs have been preserved.

мумия
Portuguese
mãezinha
Catalan
mami
Spanish
mamá

Informal terms for a mother.

mãezinha
Usage of mummy in English
1
I went to the British Museum today and saw the mummy exhibition.
The Irish Times
2
Her eyes met the eyes of the girl in the mummy case.
The Fortieth Door
3
Two of the miners found a mummy in Audubon Avenue, in 1814.
Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 / By a Visiter
4
The striker's clinical finish then left the international calling for his mummy.
The South African
5
Very well, then, I shall take one more look at that mummy.
Changeless
6
Lady Maccon said, pressing her advantage, We should have a mummy-unwrapping party.
Changeless
7
In one of the latter a well-preserved mummy was shown to us.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) / A Record of Five Years' Explor...
8
The best thing to do, Lady Maccon decided, was eliminate the mummy.
Changeless
9
Ekelund said nothing, but made a sharp irritated gesture to the mummy.
The Neutronium Alchemist
10
What we wish to know is why the murderer stole the mummy.
The Green Mummy
11
Then the four on-lookers saw that the mummy had been tampered with.
The Green Mummy
12
But the Egyptian seemed to address a silent invocation to the mummy.
Idolatry: A Romance
13
Well, then, unpack the mummy here in the presence of Don Pedro.
The Green Mummy
14
The second is a grey sweatshirt featuring Santa being kissed by mummy.
The Irish Times
15
I understood that you bought the mummy and therefore were its owner.
The Green Mummy
16
Every province then had the tomb and mummy of its dead god.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
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