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Definition of Dead body
1. Noun. A natural object consisting of a dead animal or person. "They found the body in the lake"
Generic synonyms: Natural Object
Specialized synonyms: Carcase, Carcass, Carrion, Roadkill, Cadaver, Clay, Corpse, Remains, Stiff, Mummy
Derivative terms: Body
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dead Body
Literary usage of Dead body
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Edward Burton (1857)
"Neither shall he go in to any dead body, w н^ ла nwor'n by\ Ко! ... Whosoever
toucheth the dead body of any man that ie dead, ..."
2. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (1912)
"3The senators all cross to R, pause and look at the dead body; also give a half
look at Antony; Casca being very offensive. *Rises and invokes the gods. ..."
3. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... the Body in a Tree — The Burial Case — How Uie Body is Dressed — My Horrible
Discovery — Following the Trail — Another Discovery — The dead body of the ..."
4. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"The prisoner put the dead body of fier child over a wall 4-J fett high, which
divided a yard from a field. The yard was tit the back of a public house, ..."
5. The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People by William Sewel (1844)
"This irreverent expression so displeased many, that some cried out, ' Where didst
thou ever read that Christ's dead body was called a carcase ? ..."
6. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1893)
"This body may exist either as a living body or (for a certain time at least) as
a dead body, and the living body may at any time become a dead body. ..."
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