Mummy, mum' -me, s

a dead human body embalmed with myrrh and spices, and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; a sort of wax used in grafting and planting trees; a bituminous substance, giving a rich brown tint: v.a. to mummify. Mummy wheat, a kind of wheat alleged to be from seed found in a mummy coffin. To beat to a mummy, to beat mouth almost closed; to nibble; to chew with continued motion; to grin; to act the beggar; to deceive (from the sound) ishly, mump' -ish-le, ad. in a mumpish manner. tion of the salivary glands,and specially of the parotid gland; sullenne . with the mouth shut and full. Mundane egg, the egg out of which the world was fabled to be evolved. (L. mundus, the world). Mundanely, mun'-dane-le, ad. in mundane reference. cleansing. to cleanse: s. a medicine having this property. and facio, to make). ]