Word Meanings - CORPSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuosly. Note: Formerly written corps. See Corps, n., 2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also

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corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, 1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuosly. Note: Formerly written corps. See Corps, n., 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 thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. 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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