mummiform

mummiform

English

Etymology

From mummy +‎ -form, after French momiforme.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌmɪfɔːm/
• (General American) 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.