...the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
...the diplomatic corps.
At the edge of the woods he found the corpse of a young paratrooper.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
corpse — corps, corpse Corps, meaning ‘body of people’, is pronounced like core in the singular and like cores in the plural. It should be distinguished from corpse, meaning ‘dead body’, which is pronounced kawps … Modern English usage
corps — corps, corpse Corps, meaning ‘body of people’, is pronounced like core in the singular and like cores in the plural. It should be distinguished from corpse, meaning ‘dead body’, which is pronounced kawps … Modern English usage
Corpse — (k[^o]rps), n. [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 contemptuously. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpse candle — Corpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpse gate — Corpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corps — (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See {Corpse}, 1. [1913 Webster] By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corps d'arm'ee — Corps Corps (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See {Corpse}, 1. [1913 Webster] By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corps de logis — Corps Corps (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See {Corpse}, 1. [1913 Webster] By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corps diplomatique — Corps Corps (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L. corpus body. See {Corpse}.] 1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See {Corpse}, 1. [1913 Webster] By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpse (disambiguation) — Corpse can refer to: The body of a dead animal, most frequently a human body Corpsing, the theatrical slang for an actor breaking character during a scene, usually by laughing The Corpse, a black ops group within the Green Lantern Corps See also… … Wikipedia
