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Corpse
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What's The Definition Of Corpse?
[n] the dead body of a human being
Synonyms | Synonyms for Corpse: cadaver | clay | remains | stiff Related Terms | Find terms related to Corpse: ashes | barebones | bean pole | beanstalk | body | bones | broomstick | cadaver | carcass | carrion | clay | clothes pole | corpus delicti | crowbait | dead body | dead man | dead person | decedent | dry bones | dust | earth | embalmed corpse | food for worms | lanky | late lamented | mortal remains | mummification | mummy | organic remains | rattlebones | relics | reliquiae | remains | shadow | skeleton | slim | spindlelegs | spindleshanks | stack of bones | stiff | stilt | tenement of clay | the dead | the deceased | the defunct | the departed | the loved one | twiggy | walking skeleton See Also | body | cremains | dead body Corpse In Webster's Dictionary \Corpse\ (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written
corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See
{Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --
sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See
{Corps}, n., 1.
2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it
sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.
{Corpse candle}.
(a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the
customary watching with a corpse on the night before
its interment.
(b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a
candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp
places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
{Corpse gate}, the gate of a burial place through which the
dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called
also {lich gate}.
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