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Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [See
Mummify.] The act of making a mummy.

Mum"mi*fied (?), a. Converted into
a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy;
withered.

Mum"mi*form (?), a. [Mummy +
-form.] Having some resemblance to a mummy; -- in
zoölogy, said of the pupæ of certain insects.

Mum"mi*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Mummified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Mummifying (?).] [Mummy + -fy: cf. F.
momifier.] To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or
like, a mummy. Hall (1646).

Mum"my (mŭm"m&ybreve;), n.;
pl. Mummies (#). [F. momie; cf. Sp. &
Pg. momia, It. mummia; all fr. Per.
mūmiyā, fr. mūm wax.]
1. A dead body embalmed and dried after the
manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any
means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.


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