Definition of corps

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Corps (n. sing. & pl.) A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps..

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Grenadier :: Grenadier (n.) Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army, etc..
Dean :: Dean (n.) The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy..
Corse :: Corse (n.) A corpse; the dead body of a human being.
Bier :: Bier (n.) A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.
Line :: Line (n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc..
Cadaver :: Cadaver (n.) A dead human body; a corpse.
Corpse :: Corpse (n.) The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
Cadaveric :: Cadaveric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity..
Mobilize :: Mobilize (v. t.) To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps..
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) A body or code of laws.
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..
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..
Crematory :: Crematory (n.) A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.
Tumulate :: Tumulate (v. t.) To cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury..
Partisan :: Partisan (n.) Any member of such a corps.
Partisan :: Partisan (a.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps..
Wardcorps :: Wardcorps (n.) Guardian; one set to watch over another.
Pollinctor :: Pollinctor (n.) One who prepared corpses for the funeral.
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps..
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) The human body, whether living or dead..
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