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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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