2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corpse \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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
corpse
n : the dead body of a human being [syn: {cadaver}, {stiff}, {clay},
{remains}]
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