mummiform

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English

Etymology

From mummy +‎ -form, after (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French momiforme.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈmʌmɪfɔːm/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈmʌmɪfɔɹm/

Adjective

mummiform (not comparable)

  1. Having the shape of a mummy. [from 19th c.]
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      Its mummiform torso is covered with bull testicles or breasts in canine profusion.
    • 1996, LaMar C. Berrett, Discovering the World of the Bible (page 296)
      After opening shrines, a stone sarcophagus, and mummiform coffins, they finally viewed the mummified body of Tutankhamon.
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