Associations to the word «Corps»

Wiktionary

CORPS, noun. (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
CORPS, noun. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
CORPS DE LOGIS, noun. The principal mass of a building, excluding the wings.

Dictionary definition

CORPS, noun. An army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support.
CORPS, noun. A body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats