mummiform

English

Etymology

From mummy +‎ -form, after French momiforme.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

mummiform (not comparable)

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.

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