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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CORPS, n. [L., body. It is pronounced kore, and is an ill word in English.
1. In military language, a body of troops; any division of an army; as a corps de reserve.
2. A body, in contempt, as used by Milton and Dryden, but probably pronounced in the English manner, as corpse.
3. A carcase; a dead body. [See Corpse.]
4. In architecture, any part that projects beyond a wall, serving as the ground of some decoration.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support [syn: corps, army corps]
2: a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural corps) Etymology: French, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus body Date: 1707 1. a. an organized subdivision of the military establishment <Marine Corps> <Signal Corps> b. a tactical unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and auxiliary arms and services 2. a group of persons associated together or acting under common direction; especially a body of persons having a common activity or occupation <the press corps> 3. corps de ballet

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. corps) 1 Mil. a a body of troops with special duties (intelligence corps; Royal Army Medical Corps). b a main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions. 2 a body of people engaged in a special activity (diplomatic corps; press corps). Etymology: F (as CORPSE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Corps Corps, n. [Ger.] In some countries of Europe, a form of students' social society binding the members to strict adherence to certain student customs and its code of honor; -- Ger. spelling usually korps.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. --Piers Plowman. 2. 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 corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry. --Gen. Upton (U. S. Tactics. ) 3. A body or code of laws. [Obs.] The whole corps of the law. --Bacon. 4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs.] The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps. --Bacon. Army corps, or (French) Corps d'arm['e]e (k[-o]r` d[aum]r`m[asl]"), a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. Corps de logis (k[-o]r` de l[-o]`zh[-e]") [F., body of the house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings. Corps diplomatique (k?r d?`pl?`m?-t?k") [F., diplomatic body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(corps) 1. A corps is a part of the army which has special duties. ...the Army Medical Corps. ...the Russian Officer Corps. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 2. The Corps is the United States Marine Corps. (AM) ...seventy-five men, all combat veterans, all members of The Corps' most exclusive unit. N-COUNT: the N 3. A corps is a small group of people who do a special job. ...the diplomatic corps. ...the foreign press corps. N-COUNT: supp N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. [Fr.] Body of troops, division of an army.

Foolish Dictionary

A big bunch of fighters. (Dist. bet. cores found in apples and corps found in arms).

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