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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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..
Wardcorps :: Wardcorps (n.) Guardian; one set to watch over another.
Mobilize :: Mobilize (v. t.) To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps..
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.
Tumulate :: Tumulate (v. t.) To cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury..
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) A body or code of laws.
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..
Unlaid :: Unlaid (a.) Not laid out, as a corpse..
Carcass :: Carcass (n.) A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast..
Partisan :: Partisan (a.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps..
Corse :: Corse (n.) A corpse; the dead body of a human being.
Crematory :: Crematory (n.) A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.
Partisan :: Partisan (n.) Any member of such a 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..
Cadaveric :: Cadaveric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity..
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..
Corps :: Corps (n. sing. & pl.) The human body, whether living or dead..
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..
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