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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Carcass \Car"cass\ (k[aum]r"kas), n.; pl. Carcasses. [Written
also carcase.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro
flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. Carnal, Case a
sheath.]
1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now
commonly the dead body of a beast.
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He turned to see the carcass of the lion. --Judges
xiv. 8.
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This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went
into the great pits by cartloads. --De Foe.
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2. The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or
ridicule. ``To pamper his own carcass.'' --South.
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Lovely her face; was ne'er so fair a creature.
For earthly carcass had a heavenly feature.
--Oldham.
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3. The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once
comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or
unfinished frame, of a thing.
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A rotten carcass of a boat. --Shak.
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4. (Mil.) A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles,
to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to
buldings, ships, etc.
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A discharge of carcasses and bombshells. --W. Iving.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Carcass \Car"cass\ (k[aum]r"kas), n.; pl. Carcasses. [Written
also carcase.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro
flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. Carnal, Case a
sheath.]
1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now
commonly the dead body of a beast.
He turned to see the carcass of the lion. --Judges
xiv. 8.
This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went
into the great pits by cartloads. --De Foe.
2. The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or
ridicule. ``To pamper his own carcass.'' --South.
Lovely her face; was ne'er so fair a creature. For
earthly carcass had a heavenly feature. --Oldham.
3. The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once
comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or
unfinished frame, of a thing.
A rotten carcass of a boat. --Shak.
4. (Mil.) A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles,
to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to
buldings, ships, etc.
A discharge of carcasses and bombshells. --W. Iving.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
carcasses
n.
(plural of en carcass)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
carcasses
n.
(plural of en carcass)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
carcasses
n.
(plural of en carcass)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
carcasses
n.
(plural of en carcass)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
carcasses
Englanti n.
(en-monikko c arcass es)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
carcasses
Franska n.
(böjning fr subst carcasse)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
carcasses'
Engelska n.
(böjning en subst carcass)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Carcasses /kˈɑːkəsɪz/
الجثث
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
carcasses /kˈɑːkəsɪz/
zdechliny
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
carcasses /kˈɑːkəsɪz/
Reifenunterbauten , Reifengrundgerüste , Karkassen
Synonym: casings
see: casing, carcass, buckled casing
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
carcasses /kˈɑːkəsɪz/
Tierkadaver , Tierleichen
Synonym: carcases
see: carcass, carcase
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈkɑɹkəsɪz/
From IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]
/kaʁkas/
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