mummy casen.

Brit.

/ˈmʌmɪˌkeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈməmiˌkeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mummy n.¹, case n.²

Etymology: < mummy n.¹ + case n.²

A case of wood or papier mâché, often decorated with hieroglyphics, in which a mummified body is or has been enclosed. Also in extended use.

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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > receptacle for remains > [noun] > mummy-case

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1801 R. Wilson Diary 6 Sept. in Life Gen. Sir R. Wilson (1862) I. iv. 212 The greatest prizes are..antiquarian. Two remarkably fine statues..a marble mummy case covered with hieroglyphics.

1823 C. L. Irby & J. Mangles Trav. i. 153 Our reis came to ask us to lend him the two mummy-cases which we had on board.

1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 639 The Sycamore Fig, is said to have yielded the wood from which mummy-cases were made.

1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 849 An open mummy case of the polyphemous moth, from which its life had flown.

1922 L. Mumford in H. E. Stearns Civilization in U.S. 4 What remained of the provincial town in New England was a mummy-case.

1991 Country-side Spring 7/2 Scarabs are..found on mummy cases..and were also included in cartouches of kings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mummy case
释义	mummy casen. Brit. /ˈmʌmɪˌkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈməmiˌkeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mummy n.¹, case n.² Etymology: < mummy n.¹ + case n.² A case of wood or papier mâché, often decorated with hieroglyphics, in which a mummified body is or has been enclosed. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > receptacle for remains > [noun] > mummy-case mummy case1801 cartonnage1841 1801 R. Wilson Diary 6 Sept. in Life Gen. Sir R. Wilson (1862) I. iv. 212 The greatest prizes are..antiquarian. Two remarkably fine statues..a marble mummy case covered with hieroglyphics. 1823 C. L. Irby & J. Mangles Trav. i. 153 Our reis came to ask us to lend him the two mummy-cases which we had on board. 1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 639 The Sycamore Fig, is said to have yielded the wood from which mummy-cases were made. 1882 Harper's Mag. Nov. 849 An open mummy case of the polyphemous moth, from which its life had flown. 1922 L. Mumford in H. E. Stearns Civilization in U.S. 4 What remained of the provincial town in New England was a mummy-case. 1991 Country-side Spring 7/2 Scarabs are..found on mummy cases..and were also included in cartouches of kings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1801
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