mummy bag


noun

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.

Origin of mummy bag

so called because its shape resembles a wrapped Egyptian mummy

British Dictionary definitions for mummy bag

mummy bag

noun

a sleeping bag with a hood

Word Origin for mummy bag

C20: so called because the wearer resembles a mummified body