Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CORPSE
CORPS-DIPLOMATIQUECOR'PU-LENCE, or COR'PU-LEN-CY
CORPSE, n. [corps; L. corpus, a body; Ir. corp; W. corv; Arm. corf; It. corpo; Sp. cuerpo.]
The dead body of a human being. – Addison.
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