carcase

[ kahr-kuh s ]
/ ˈkɑr kəs /

noun, verb (used with object), car·cased, car·cas·ing.

Definition for carcase (2 of 2)

carcass

or car·case

[ kahr-kuh s ]
/ ˈkɑr kəs /

noun

verb (used with object)

to erect the framework for (a building, ship, etc.).

Origin of carcass

1250–1300; < Middle French carcasse < Italian carcassa; replacing Middle English carkeis, carkois < Anglo-French, corresponding to Medieval Latin carcosium; ultimately origin obscure

synonym study for carcass

1. See body.

OTHER WORDS FROM carcass

car·cass·less, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for carcase

British Dictionary definitions for carcase

carcass

carcase

/ (ˈkɑːkəs) /

noun

the dead body of an animal, esp one that has been slaughtered for food, with the head, limbs, and entrails removed
informal, usually facetious, or derogatory a person's body
the skeleton or framework of a structure
the remains of anything when its life or vitality is gone; shell

Word Origin for carcass

C14: from Old French carcasse, of obscure origin