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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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is the Egyptian word mum, wax; from the custom of anointing the body with wax and wrapping it in cerecloth. (Persian, momia, wax; Italian, mummia; French, momie.) (See B | 1 |
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