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Bible Dictionaries
Body
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
(2):
(n.) Amount; quantity; extent.
(3):
(n.) 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.
(4):
(v. t.) To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite shape; to embody.
(5):
(n.) A person; a human being; - frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.
(6):
(n.) The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.
(7):
(n.) 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.
(8):
(n.) The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.
(9):
(n.) Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aeriform body.
(10):
(n.) Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.
(11):
(n.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
(12):
(n.) 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.
(13):
(n.) 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.
(14):
(n.) That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
(15):
(n.) The central, longitudinal framework of a flying machine, to which are attached the planes or aerocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Body'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/body.html. 1828.
