Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; withered.
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- adjective Preserved, for a dead body, by
mummification . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
mummify .
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Examples
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Inside that box is a dried up piece of flesh, some three inches long -- in other words a mummified human forefinger. "
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I was even more mortified to see the so-called mummified collection - it was really more of a couple of pieces plus essays and diagrams on the technology behind MRI'ing a mummy.
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A hadrosaur fossil discovered in North Dakota may be the best preserved of any "mummified" dinosaur ever found.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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I think the complete lack of visible joints that would suggest the ability to move is what led me to the "mummified" rather than "skeletal" remains conclusion.
Ridley Scott Describes the Timeline of His Alien Prequel | /Film 2009
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Because of the heat, some of the faces had assumed a kind of mummified look.
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When the Dragon Emperor is "mummified" he has his arms raised and hands clawing the air above him in rage.
‘Mummy 4’ To Re-Locate To Latin America With New Twist, Says Director » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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When the clay enclosure thingie breaks off where Jet's face should be, it's actually his hands raised up in the same position he was in when "mummified" or clayified or whatever happened to him lol.
‘Mummy 4’ To Re-Locate To Latin America With New Twist, Says Director » MTV Movies Blog 2008
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They attempt to destroy the Purepecha culture, but it survives in a "mummified" form.
Did You Know? The centenary of the birth of artist Juan O'Gorman 2005
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They attempt to destroy the Purepecha culture, but it survives in a "mummified" form.
Did You Know? The centenary of the birth of artist Juan O'Gorman 2005
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In italian, the word mummia pl. mummie stands for dead corpse who got "mummified" and didn't become skeleton.
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