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An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps.
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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.
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.
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Any member of such a corps.
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One who prepared corpses for the funeral.
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A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.
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.
a.
A dead body; a corpse.
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Not laid out, as a corpse.
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Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps.
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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.
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.
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A dead human body; a corpse.
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Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier Guards of the British army, etc.
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A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.
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Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity.
v. t.
To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps.
n.
The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
n.
The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by courtesy.
v. t.
To cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury.
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