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Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Corps of Engineers, a corps of officers and
enlisted men consisting of one band and three battalions of
engineers commanded by a brigadier general, whose title is
Chief of Engineers. It has charge of the construction of
fortifications for land and seacoast defense, the improvement
of rivers and harbors, the construction of lighthouses, etc.,
and, in time of war, supervises the engineering operations of
the armies in the field.
(b) In the United States navy, a corps made up of the
engineers, which was amalgamated with the line by act of
March 3, 1899. It consisted of assistant and passed
assistant engineers, ranking with ensigns and
lieutenants, chief engineers, ranking from lieutenant to
captain, and engineer in chief, ranking with commodore
and having charge of the Bureau of Steam Engineering.
CorpseCorpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written
corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See
Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --
sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See
Corps, n., 1.
2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it
sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.
Corpse candle.
(a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the
customary watching with a corpse on the night before
its interment.
(b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a
candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp
places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the
dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called
also lich gate. Corpse candleCorpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written
corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See
Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --
sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See
Corps, n., 1.
2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it
sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.
Corpse candle.
(a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the
customary watching with a corpse on the night before
its interment.
(b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a
candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp
places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the
dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called
also lich gate. Corpse gateCorpse Corpse (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written
corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See
Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --
sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]
Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See
Corps, n., 1.
2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.
He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it
sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.
Corpse candle.
(a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the
customary watching with a corpse on the night before
its interment.
(b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a
candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp
places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.
Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the
dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called
also lich gate. Engineer Corps
Engineer Corps En`gi*neer" Corps
(a) In the United States army, the
Esprit de corpsEsprit Es`prit", n. [F. See Spirit.]
Spirit.
Esprit de corps, a French phrase much used by English
writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members
of a body or association of persons. It implies sympathy,
enthusiasm, devotion, and jealous regard for the honor of
the body as a whole. Incorpse
Incorpse In*corpse", v. t.
To incorporate. [R.] --Shak.
Marine corpsMarine Ma*rine", a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F.
marin. See Mere a pool.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean,
or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine
productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of
the sea; as, marine deposits.
Marine acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.]
Marine barometer. See under Barometer.
Marine corps, a corps formed of the officers,
noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of
marines. Wardcorps
Wardcorps Ward"corps`, n. [Wars + corps.]
Guardian; one set to watch over another. [Obs.] ``Though thou
preyedest Argus . . . to be my wardcorps.' --Chaucer.
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