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Definition of Body
Bod´y | n. | 1. | | | 1. | The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person. | | 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. | | 3. | The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow. | | 4. | A person; a human being; - frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody. | | 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. | | 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. | | 7. | Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aëriform body. | | 8. | Amount; quantity; extent. | | 9. | That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs. | | 10. | The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body. | | 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. | | 12. | (Geom.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure. | | 13. | Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body. | | 14. | (Aëronautics) The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aërocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called fuselage. | | v. t. | 1. | To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody. |
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