mummy bag

American  

noun

1. a snug-fitting sleeping bag tapered from the shoulders to the feet, enclosing both the body and head except for a small opening for the face.

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mummy bag British  

noun

1. a sleeping bag with a hood

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Etymology

Origin of mummy bag

So called because its shape resembles a wrapped Egyptian mummy

Example Sentences

Smyth said he told him to stop, pulling the drawstrings tight on his new mummy bag, but the assault happened a few more times that night.

From Los Angeles Times

We sang to her by the campfire, changed her diaper by flashlight and fed her in the warmth of a mummy bag.

From New York Times

His brown eyes regarded me through a hole he had created by pulling his mummy bag’s drawstring so tightly around his face, only his eyes and nose were exposed.

From Washington Post

He added wood to the fire, wrapped himself in his Eddie Bauer mummy bag.

From Project Gutenberg