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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Corpse :: Corpse (n.) A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously..
Wardcorps :: Wardcorps (n.) Guardian; one set to watch over another.
Incorpse :: Incorpse (v. t.) To incorporate.
Lich :: Lich (a.) A dead body; a corpse.
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..
Corpse :: Corpse (n.) The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
Carcass :: Carcass (n.) A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast..
Line :: Line (n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc..
Partisan :: Partisan (n.) Any member of such a corps.
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..
Pollinctor :: Pollinctor (n.) One who prepared corpses for the funeral.
Bier :: Bier (n.) A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.
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.
Partisan :: Partisan (a.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or 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..
Unlaid :: Unlaid (a.) Not laid out, as a corpse..
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..
Tumulate :: Tumulate (v. t.) To cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury..
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