Corpes

Quick meaning: Corpes is a noun meaning Obsolete spelling of corpse.

Meaning

Obsolete spelling of corpse.

Example Sentences

And he spake unto her and said, Behold here is one that will enterprise to watch the corpes of your husband this night.

Rome is no more: but if the shade of Rome May of the bodie yeeld a seeming sight, It's like a corse drawne forth out of the tombe By magicke skill out of eternall night: The corpes of Rome in ashes is entombed, And her great spirite, reioyned to the spirite Of this great masse, is in the same enwombed; But her brave writings, which, her famous merite In spight of Time out of the dust doth reare, Doo make her idole* through the world appeare.

Word Forms

• corpeses

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include corporation, inc, body, screen, corporal, commune.

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