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.-dried flesh of a mummy.-a gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.-a brown color obtained from bitumen. see mummy brown (below).-a sort of wax used in grafting, etc.-one whose affections and energies are withered.-to embalm; to mummify.