corporal
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
corporal (not comparable)
- (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
- 1603-06, Macbeth: Ac.1 Sc3, Wm. Shakespeare.
- Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.
- 1603-06, Macbeth: Ac.1 Sc3, Wm. Shakespeare.
- Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
- corporal punishment
- corporal suffering
- (zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
- 1998, Rüdiger Riehl, Aquarium Atlas, volume 3, page 572:
- The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.
- 1998, Rüdiger Riehl, Aquarium Atlas, volume 3, page 572:
corporal (plural corporals)
- (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- (mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
- French: caporal
- German: Stabsgefreiter, Oberstabsgefreiter
- Italian: caporale
- Portuguese: cabo
- Russian: капра́л
- Spanish: cabo
corporal (plural corporals)
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
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