Corpse
n.
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A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
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The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.
Phrases & Compounds
- Corpse candle
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A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
- Corpse gate
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the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.