अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

A small foxlike mammal (Cynalopex corsac), found in Central Asia.

A living body or its bulk.

A corpse; the dead body of a human being.

Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; -- also, used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.

The thorax of an insect.

An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body.

In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.

To inclose in corsets.

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A corselet.

The morsel of execration; a species of ordeal consisting in the eating of a piece of bread consecrated by imprecation. If the suspected person ate it freely, he was pronounced innocent; but if it stuck in his throat, it was considered as a proof of his guilt.

A train of attendants; a procession.

The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.

Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney.

Alt. of Corticated