[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

body \bod"y\, n.; pl. bodies. oe. bodi, as. bodig; akin to
   ohg. botah. root257. cf. bodice.
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   1. the material organized substance of an animal, whether
      living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital
      principle; the physical person.
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            absent in body, but present in spirit. --1 cor. v. 3
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            for of the soul the body form doth take.
            for soul is form, and doth the body make. --spenser.
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   2. the trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as
      distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central,
      or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.
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            who set the body and the limbs
            of this great sport together?         --shak.
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            the van of the king's army was led by the general; .
            . . in the body was the king and the prince.
                                                  --clarendon.
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            rivers that run up into the body of italy.
                                                  --addison.
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   3. the real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as
      opposed to the shadow.
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            which are a shadow of things to come; but the body
            is of christ.                         --col. ii. 17.
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   4. a person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as,
      anybody, nobody.
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            a dry, shrewd kind of a body.         --w. irving.
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   5. a number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as
      united by some common tie, or as organized for some
      purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation;
      as, a legislative body; a clerical body.
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            a numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.
                                                  --prescott.
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   6. a number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a
      general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of
      laws or of divinity.
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   7. any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from
      others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an a"eriform
      body. "a body of cold air." --huxley.
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            by collision of two bodies, grind
            the air attrite to fire.              --milton.
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   8. amount; quantity; extent.
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   9. that part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished
      from the parts covering the limbs.
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   10. the bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is
       placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
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   11. print. the shank of a type, or the depth of the shank
       by which the size is indicated; as, a nonpareil face on
       an agate body.
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   12. geom. a figure that has length, breadth, and thickness;
       any solid figure.
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   13. consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this
       color has body; wine of a good body.
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   note: colors bear a body when they are capable of being
         ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with
         oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same
         color.
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   14. a"eronautics the central, longitudinal framework of a
       flying machine, to which are attached the planes or
       a"erocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and
       propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. also called
       fuselage.
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   after body naut., the part of a ship abaft the dead flat.
      

   body cavity anat., the space between the walls of the
      body and the inclosed viscera; the caelum; -- in
      mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and
      abdominal cavities.

   body of a church, the nave.

   body cloth; pl.

   body cloths, a cloth or blanket for covering horses.

   body clothes. pl.

   1. clothing for the body; esp. underclothing.

   2. body cloths for horses. obs. --addison.

   body coat, a gentleman's dress coat.

   body color paint., a pigment that has consistency,
      thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash.

   body of a law law, the main and operative part.

   body louse zool., a species of louse pediculus
      vestimenti, which sometimes infests the human body and
      clothes. see grayback.

   body plan shipbuilding, an end elevation, showing the
      conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her
      length.

   body politic, the collective body of a nation or state as
      politically organized, or as exercising political
      functions; also, a corporation. --wharton.
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            as to the persons who compose the body politic or
            associate themselves, they take collectively the
            name of "people", or "nation".        --bouvier.
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   body servant, a valet.

   the bodies seven alchemy, the metals corresponding to the
      planets. obs.
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            sol gold is, and luna silver we threpe =call, mars
            yren =iron, mercurie quicksilver we clepe,
            saturnus lead, and jupiter is tin, and venus coper.
                                                  --chaucer.
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   body snatcher, one who secretly removes without right or
      authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a
      resurrectionist.

   body snatching law, the unauthorized removal of a dead
      body from the grave; usually for the purpose of
      dissection.
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see also:
bodies bodice fuselage after body body cavity body of a church 
body cloth body cloths body clothes body coat body color 
body of a law body louse pediculus vestimenti grayback body plan 
body politic body servant the bodies seven body snatcher body snatching 

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