CORPSES

Noun

corpses

plural of corpse

Verb

corpses

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corpse

Anagrams

• Cospers, Crespos, process, scopers

Source: Wiktionary

CORPSE

Corpse (krps), n. Etym: [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]

1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuosly. [Obs.]

Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See Corps, n., 1.

2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. D. Webster. Corpse candle. (a) 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, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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