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corpse definition

corpse (kôrps)

noun

  1. a dead body, esp. of a person
  2. something once vigorous but now lifeless and of no use
  3. Obsolete a living body

Etymology: var. of corps

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corpse Synonyms

corpse

n.

carcass, remains, cadaver; see body 2. See syn. study at body.


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corpse Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • rock: And quite possibly about to give the corpse of punk rock a good kicking.

Converse of object

  • mummify: A mother in Kazakhstan kept her daughter's mummified corpse in her flat for three years.

Adjective modifier

  • headless: His headless corpse was later found in a ditch.

Modifies a noun

  • candle: Corpse candles: First starting in Wales, this lore has become wide spread over the UK.
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corpse quotes

Un Picasso e¤  tudie un objet comme un chirurgien disse'  que un cadavre. A Picasso studies an object like a surgeon dissects a corpse.

-Kostrowitzki

I met Curzon in Downing Street, and received the sort of greeting a corpse would give an undertaker.

-Baldwin (of Bewdley), Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl

That is ever the way.'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

-Barrie, SirJ(ames) M(atthew)

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