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单词 rigmo
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rigmon.

Brit. /rɪɡˈməʊ/, U.S. /ˌrɪɡˈmoʊ/
Forms: 1900s– rig-mo, 1900s– rigmo.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: rigor mortis n.
Etymology: Shortened < rigor mortis n., probably arising from a graphic abbreviation.
Now rare.
In the language of embalmers, undertakers, etc.: = rigor mortis n.
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the world > life > the body > dead body > [noun] > condition of
cold obstructiona1616
cadaverousness1669
rigor mortis1842
rigor1846
rigmo1966
1966 New Statesman 8 Apr. 512/3 ‘The foot curls a bit, you know,’ confides Liberace as a coffin-salesman, ‘when rigmo sets in.’
1975 Observer 6 Jan. 17/2 The Natural Expression Former (a plastic device which, inserted into the mouth after rig-mo—as we call it in the trade—sets in, can produce a seraphic smile on the deceased face).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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