Definition of corps

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Corps (n. sing. & pl.) The human body, whether living or dead..

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Cadaveric :: Cadaveric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity..
Line :: Line (n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc..
Corpse :: Corpse (n.) The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
Partisan :: Partisan (n.) Any member of such a corps.
Relic :: Relic (n.) The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body..
Cremate :: Cremate (v. t.) To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse, instead of burying it..
Lich :: Lich (a.) A dead body; a corpse.
Unlaid :: Unlaid (a.) Not laid out, as a corpse..
Mobilize :: Mobilize (v. t.) To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps..
Royal :: Royal (n.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now called the Royal Scots..
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) A body or code of laws.
Bury :: Bury (v. t.) Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume..
Ambulance :: Ambulance (n.) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps..
Carcass :: Carcass (n.) A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast..
Corpse :: Corpse (n.) A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously..
Incorpse :: Incorpse (v. t.) To incorporate.
Crematory :: Crematory (n.) A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) The human body, whether living or dead..
Major General :: Major general () An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps..
Tumulate :: Tumulate (v. t.) To cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury..
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