Chapter 83

1. (Zo÷l.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals.

2. Horny on one side and calcareous on the other.

Cor"ne*ous (-?s), a. [L. corneus, fr. cornu horn.] Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard. Sir T. Browne.

Cor"ner (k?r"n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See Horn.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.

3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part.

From the four corners of the earth they come. Shak.

4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook.

This thing was not done in a corner. Acts xxvi. 26.

5. Direction; quarter.

Sits the wind in that corner! Shak.

6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant]

Corner stone, the stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially, the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or indispensable. "A prince who regarded uniformity of faith as the corner stone of his government." Prescott. -- Corner tooth, one of the four teeth which come in a horse's mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle teeth and the tushes.

Cor"ner, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cornered (-n?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cornering.] 1. To drive into a corner.

2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.

3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.

Cor"ner*cap` (-k?p`), n. The chief ornament. [Obs.]

Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society. Shak.

Cor"nered (-n?rd), p. a. 1 Having corners or angles.

2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.

Cor"ner*wise` (-w?z`), adv. With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.

Cor"net (k?r"n?t), n. [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 & 2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn, L. cornu. See Horn.] 1. (Mus.) (a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family. (b) A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-Ó-piston. (c) A certain organ stop or register.

2. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares. Cotgrave.

3. (Mil.) (a) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. [Obs.] "A body of five cornets of horse." Clarendon. (b) The standard of such a troop. [Obs.] (c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871.

4. A headdress: (a) A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions. (b) A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.

5. [Cf. Coronet.] (Far.) See Coronet, 2.

||Cor"net-Ó-pis`ton (k?r"n?t-?-p?s"t?n; F. k?r`n?`?p?s`t?n"), n.; pl. Cornets-Ó-piston. [F.] (Mus.) A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet.

Cor"net*cy (k?r"n?t-s?), n. The commission or rank of a cornet.

Cor"net*er (k?r"n?t-?r), n. One who blows a cornet.

Cor"neule (k?r"n?l), n. [F., dim. of cornÚe the cornea.] (Zo÷l.) One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates. Carpenter.

Corn"field` (k?rn"f?ld`), n. A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.

Corn"floor` (-fl?r`), n. A thrashing floor. Hos. ix. 1.

Corn"flow`er (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.) A conspicuous wild flower (Centaurea Cyanus), growing in grainfields.

Cor"nic (k?r"n?k), a. Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood (Cornus florida).

Cor"nice (k?r"n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL. coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. &?;&?;&?;; akin to L. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis.] (Arch.) Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house. Gwilt.

Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring.

Cor"niced (k?r"n?st), a. Having a cornice.

Cor"ni*cle (k?r"n?-k'l), n. [L. corniculum, dim. of cornu horn.] A little horn. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Cor*nic"u*lar (-l?r), n. [L. cornicularius.] A secretary or clerk. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Cor*nic"u*late (k?r-n?k"?-l?t), a. [L. corniculatus.]

1. Horned; having horns. Dr. H. More.

2. (Bot.) Having processes resembling small horns.

||Cor*nic"u*lum (k?r-n?k"?-l?m), n.; pl. Cornicula (- l&?;). [L. corniculum little horn.] (Anat.) A small hornlike part or process.

Cor*nif"er*ous (k?r-n?f"?r-?s), a. [L. cornu horn + -ferous.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York.

Cor*nif"ic (k?r-n?f"?k), a. [L. cornu horn + facere to make.] Producing horns; forming horn.

Cor`ni*fi*ca"tion (k?r`n?-f?-k?"sh?n), n. Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn.

Cor"ni*fied (k?r"n?-f?d), a. [L. cornu horn + -fy.] (Anat.) Converted into horn; horny.

Cor"ni*form (-f?rm), a. [L. cornu horn + -form.] Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.

Cor*nig"er*ous (k?r-n?j"?r-?s), a. [L. corniger; cornu horn + gerere to bear.] Horned; having horns; as, cornigerous animals. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Cor"nin (k?r"n?n), n. (Chem.) (a) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (Cornus florida), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also cornic acid. (b) An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.

Cor"ni*plume (k?r"n?-pl?m), n. [L. cornu horn + pluma feather.] (Zo÷l.) A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.

Cor"nish (k?r"n?sh), a. Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.

Cornish chough. See Chough. -- Cornish engine, a single-acting pumping engine, used in mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight, in descending.

Cor"nish, n. The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.

Cor"nist, n. A performer on the cornet or horn.

Corn"loft` (k?rn"l?ft`), n. A loft for corn; a granary.

Corn"muse (-m?z), n. A cornemuse.

||Cor"no di bas*set"to (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t? or b?s- s?t"t?); pl. Corni (-n&?;) di basseto. [It.] (Mus.) A tenor clarinet; -- called also basset horn, and sometimes confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe.

||Cor"no In*gle"se (?n-gl?"z?); pl. Corni Inglesi (-z&?;). [It.] (Mus.) A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch; the English horn.

Cor*no"pe*an (k?r-n?"p?-an), n. (Mus.) An obsolete name for the cornet-Ó-piston.

Corn"shell`er (k?rn"sh?l`?r), n. A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.

Corn"shuck` (-shŭk`), n. The husk covering an ear of Indian corn. [Colloq. U.S.]

Corn"stalk` (-st&add;k`), n. A stalk of Indian corn.

Corn"starch` (-stńrch`), n. Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc.

||Cor"nu (k˘r"n&usl;), n.; pl. Cornua (-n&usl;*&adot;). [L.] A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

Cor"nu Am*mo"nis (ăm*mō"n&ibreve;s); pl. ||Cornua Ammonis. [L., horn of Ammon. See Ammonite.] (Paleon.) A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name for an ammonite.

Cor`nu*co"pi*a (k˘r`n&usl;*kō"p&ibreve;*&adot;), n.; pl. Cornucopias (- &adot;z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See Horn, and Copious.] 1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.

2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form.

&fist; Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copiŠ, and in the plural, cornua copiŠ.

{ Cor"nute (k?r"n?t or k?r-n?t"), Cor*nut"ed (k?r-n?"t?d), } a. [L. cornutus horned, from cornu horn.] 1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.

2. Cuckolded. [R.] "My being cornuted." LEstrange.

Cor*nute" (k?r-n?t"), v. t. To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.] Burton.

||Cor*nu"to (k?r-n?"t?), n. [It., fr. L. cornutus horned.] A man that wears the horns; a cuckold. [R.] Shak.

Cor*nu"tor (-t?r), n. A cuckold maker. [R.] Jordan.

Cor"ny (k?r"n?), a. [L. cornu horn.] Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.

Up stood the cornu reed. Milton.

Corn"y, a. 1. Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn. [R.] "The corny ear." Prior.

2. Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [R.]

A draught of moist and corny ale. Chaucer.

3. Tipsy. [Vulgar, Eng.] Forby.

Cor"o*core (k?r"?-k?r), n. A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian Archipelago.

Cor"o*dy (k?r"?-d?), n. [LL. corrodium, corredium, conredium, furniture, provision: cf. OF. conroi. See Curry.] (Old Law) An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king's servants as he may designate to receive it. [Written also corrody.]

Cor"ol (k?r"?l), n. (Bot.) A corolla.

Co*rol"la (k?-r?l"l?), n. [L. corolla a little crown or garland, dim. of corona. See Crown.] (Bot.) The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom.

Cor`ol*la"ceous (k?r`?l-l?"sh?s), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla; having the form or texture of a corolla.

Cor"ol*la*ry (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl. Corollaries (- r&?;z). [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr. corolla. See Corolla.] 1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [Obs.]

Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than want a spirit. Shak.

2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.

{ Cor"ol*late (k?r"?l-l?t), Cor"ol*la`ted (- l?`t?d), } a. Having a corolla or corollas; like a corolla.

Cor"ol*let (k?r"?l-l?t), n. [Dim. fr. corolla.] (Bot.) A floret in an aggregate flower. [Obs.] Martyn.

{ Co*rol`li*flo"ral (k?-r?l`l?-fl?"ral), Co*rol`li*flo"rous (-fl?"r?s), } a. [Corolla + L. flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.) Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral.

Cor"ol*line (-l?n), a. Of or pertaining to a corolla.

Cor`o*man"del (k?r`?-m?n"del), n. (Geol.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal.

Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. -- Coromandel wood, Calamander wood.

Co*ro"na (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. CoronŠ (-n&?;), E. Coronas (-n&?;z). [L. corona crown. See Crown.] 1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.

2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column.

3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown.

4. (Zo÷l.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.

5. (Astrol.) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.

6. (Bot.) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.

7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle.

8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis. Fairholt.

9. (Mus.) A character [&pause;] called the pause or hold.

Cor"o*nach (k?r"?-n?k), n. See Coranach.

Cor"o*nal (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal; 277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.] 1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses).

The coronal light during the eclipse is faint. Abney.

2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.

The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon. Milton.

3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.

4. (Zo÷l.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.

Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the fronto-parietal suture.

Cor"o*nal, n. 1. A crown; wreath; garland. Spenser.

2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronŠ or garlands. Hooper.

Cor`o*na"men (k?r`-n?"m?n), n. [L., a crowning.] (Zo÷l.) The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet.

Cor"o*na*ry (k?r"?-n?-r?), a. [L. coronarius: cf. F. coronaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland. "Coronary thorns." Bp. Pearson.

The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus. Sir T. Browne.

2. (Anat.) Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart.

Cor"o*na*ry, n. A small bone in the foot of a horse.

{ Cor"o*nate (k?r"?-n?t), Cor"o*na`ted (- n?`t?ed), } a. [L. coronatus, p. p. of coronare to crown, fr. corona. See Crown.] 1. Having or wearing a crown.

2. (Zo÷l.) (a) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished; -- said of birds. (b) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines; -- said of spiral shells.

3. (Biol.) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.

Cor`o*na"tion (k?r`?-n?"sh?n), n. [See Coronate.]

1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.

2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. Pope.

Coro"nel (k?r"nel), n. [See Colonel.] A colonel. [Obs.] Spenser.

Cor"o*nel (k?r"?-n?l or k?r"n?l), n. [Cf. Cronel, Crown.] (Anc. Armor) The iron head of a tilting spear, divided into two, three, or four blunt points. [Written also cronel.] Grose.

Cor"o*ner (k?r"?-n?r), n. [From OE. coronen to crown, OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown, the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the crown. See Crown.] An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred. [In England formerly also written and pronounced crowner.]

&fist; In some of the United States the office of coroner is abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place.

Coroner's inquest. See under Inquest.

Cor"o*net (k?r"?-n?t), n. [Dim. of OE. corone crown; cf. OF. coronete. See Crown, and cf. Crownet, Cronet.]

1. An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown.

Without a star, a coronet, or garter. Goldsmith.

&fist; The coronet of the Prince of Wales consist of a circlet of gold with four crosses pattÚe around the edge between as many fleurs-de-lis. The center crosses are connected by an arch which is surmounted by a globe or cross. The coronet of a British duke is adorned with strawberry leaves; that of a marquis has leaves with pearls interposed; that of an earl raises the pearls above the leaves; that of a viscount is surrounded with pearls only; that of a baron has only four pearls.

2. (Far.) The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin. James White.

3. (Anc. Armor) The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel. Crose.

Cor"o*net*ed (-n?t-?d), a.Wearing, or entitled to wear, a coronet; of noble birth or rank.

Co*ron"i*form (k?-r?n"?-f?rm or k?-r?"n?-), a. [L. corona crown + -form.] Having the form of a crown or coronet; resembling a crown.

Cor`o*nil"la (k?r`?-n?l"l?), n. [NL., fr. L. corona crown: cf. F. coronille.] (Bot.) A genus of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.

Co*ro"nis (k?-r?"n?s), n. [Gr. korwni`s anything curved. See Cornice.] 1. In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable. W. W. Goodwin.

2. The curved line or flourish at the end of a book or chapter; hence, the end. [R.] Bp. Hacket.

Cor"o*noid (k&obreve;r"&osl;*noid), a. [Gr. korw`nh crow + -oid: cf. F. corono´de.] (Anat.) Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of the jaw, or of the ulna.

Cor"o*nule (k?r"?-n?l), n. [L. coronula, dim. of corona crown.] (Bot.) A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds. See Pappus. Martyn.

Co*roun" (k?-roun"), v. & n. Crown. [Obs.] Chaucer.

{ ||Co*ro"zo ||Co*ros"so } (k?-r?"th? or - s?), n. [Cf. Sp. cerozo a kind of palm tree.] The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut.

Cor"po*race (k?r"p?-r?s), n. See Corporas.

Cor"po*ral (k˘r"p&osl;*ral), n. [Corrupted fr. F. caporal, It. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See Chief, and cf. Caporal.] (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.

Corporal's guard, a detachment such as would be in charge of a corporal for guard duty, etc.; hence, derisively, a very small number of persons. -- Lance corporal, an assistant corporal on private's pay. Farrow. -- Ship's corporal (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the master at arms in his various duties.

Cor"po*ral, a. [L. corporalis, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.] 1. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. "Past corporal toil." Shak.

Pillories and other corporal infections. Milton.

Corporal punishment (law), punishment applied to the body of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping, and imprisonment.

2. Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal. Milton.

A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are. Latimer.

What seemed corporal melted As breath into the wind. Shak.

Syn. -- Corporal, Bodily, Corporeal. Bodily is opposed to mental; as, bodily affections. Corporeal refers to the whole physical structure or nature, of the body; as, corporeal substance or frame. Corporal, as now used, refers more to punishment or some infliction; as, corporal punishment. To speak of corporeal punishment is an error. Bodily austerities; the corporeal mold.

{ Cor"po*ral (k˘r"p&osl;*ral), ||Cor`po*ra"le (-r?"l?), } n. [LL. corporale: cf. F. corporal. See Corporal,a.] A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth.

Corporal oath, a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements.

Cor`po*ral"i*ty (k?r`p?-r?l"l?-t?), n.: pl. Corporalities (-t&?;z). [L. corporalitas: cf. F. corporalit&?;.] 1. The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality. Dr. H. More.

2. A confraternity; a guild. [Obs.] Milton.

Cor"po*ral*ly (k?r"p?-ral-ly), adv. In or with the body; bodily; as, to be corporally present. Sharp.

Cor"po*ral*ship, n. (Mil.) A corporal's office.

Cor"po*ras (k?r"p?-r?s), n. [Prop. pl. of corporal.] The corporal, or communion cloth. [Obs.] Fuller.

Cor"po*rate (k?r"p?-r?t), a. [L. corporatus, p. p. of corporare to shape into a body, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.] 1. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town.

2. Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body. "Corporate property." Hallam.

3. United; general; collectively one.

They answer in a joint and corporate voice. Shak.

Corporate member, an actual or voting member of a corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American Board.

Cor"po*rate (-r?t), v. t. To incorporate. [Obs.] Stow.

Cor"po*rate, v. i. To become incorporated. [Obs.]

Cor"po*rate*ly (-r?t-l?), adv. 1. In a corporate capacity; acting as a corporate body.

2. In, or as regarda, the body. Fabyan.

Cor`po*ra"tion (k˘r`p&osl;*rā"shŭn), n. [L. corporatio incarnation: cf. F. corporation corporation.] A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.

&fist; Corporations are aggregate or sole. Corporations aggregate consist of two or more persons united in a society, which is preserved by a succession of members, either forever or till the corporation is dissolved by the power that formed it, by the death of all its members, by surrender of its charter or franchises, or by forfeiture. Such corporations are the mayor and aldermen of cities, the head and fellows of a college, the dean and chapter of a cathedral church, the stockholders of a bank or insurance company, etc. A corporation sole consists of a single person, who is made a body corporate and politic, in order to give him some legal capacities, and especially that of succession, which as a natural person he can not have. Kings, bishops, deans, parsons, and vicars, are in England sole corporations. A fee will not pass to a corporation sole without the word "successors" in the grant. There are instances in the United States of a minister of a parish seized of parsonage lands in the right of his parish, being a corporation sole, as in Massachusetts. Corporations are sometimes classified as public and private; public being convertible with municipal, and private corporations being all corporations not municipal.

Close corporation. See under Close.

Cor"po*ra`tor (k˘"p?-r?`t?r), n. A member of a corporation, esp. one of the original members.

Cor"po*ra*ture (k˘r"p?-r?-t?r), n. The state of being embodied; bodily existence. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Cor*po"re*al (k˘r*pō"r&esl;*al), a. [L. corporeus, fr. corpus body.] Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; -- opposed to spiritual or immaterial.

His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual. Milton.

Corporeal property, such as may be seen and handled (as opposed to incorporeal, which can not be seen or handled, and exists only in contemplation). Mozley & W.

Syn. -- Corporal; bodily. See Corporal.

Cor*po"re*al*ism (-?z'm), n. Materialism. Cudworth.