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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.


mummy bag British  

noun

  1. a sleeping bag with a hood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of mummy bag

So called because its shape resembles a wrapped Egyptian mummy

Example Sentences

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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

It was a good plan, but when I tried to actually get my arm out of the mummy bag, I flailed around like a fish out of water, and nearly dislocated my shoulder.

From Literature

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

From Project Gutenberg