- Embalmed body - 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.