Synonyms for corpse

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kawrps

Phonetic Transcription : kɔrps

Définition of corpse

Origin : 1540s, variant spelling of corps (q.v.). The -p- originally was silent, as in French, and with some speakers still is. The terminal -e was rare before 19c. Corpse-candle is attested from 1690s.

noun dead body

Example sentences :

Therefore as soon as a man had died, his corpse was embalmed.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

Again it seemed that the features of the corpse had moved responsive to her own.
Extract from : « The White Old Maid (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Only Maulo, the camp jester, hurled a facetious comment at the corpse.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

After that, he dragged the corpse to the dike and threw it in.
Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

It was now my turn to cry out, for Charley's face was that of a corpse.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

Then the woman wept bitterly, and when she had wept her fill they buried the corpse.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Note: The corpse wears a mourning turban and is dressed in mourning.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

But the corpse had already raised itself to a sitting posture.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

So he thought that perhaps the corpse had not followed him all the way.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

Then he fetched the pails and set them down beside the corpse.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

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