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BOD'Y, n.

1. The frame of an animal; the material substance of an animal, in distinction from the living principle of beasts, and the soul of man.

Be not anxious for your body.

2. Matter, as opposed to spirit.

3. A person; a human being; sometimes alone; more generally, with some or no; as, somebody; nobody.

4. Reality, as opposed to representation.

A shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. Col.2

5. A collective mass; a number of individuals or particulars united; as the body of mankind. Christians united or the Church is called the body, of which each Christian is a member, and Christ the head. 1 Cor.12. 12.27.

6. The main army, in distinction from the wings, van or rear. Also, any number of forces under one commander.

7. A corporation; a number of men, united by a common tie, by one form of government, or by occupation; as the legislative body; the body of the clergy; body corporate; body politic.

8. The main part; the bulk; as the body of a tree; the body of a coach, of a ship, &c.

9. Any extended solid substance; matter; any substance or mass distinct from others; as a metaline body; a floating body; a moving body; a light body; a heavy body.



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BOD'Y, n.

1. The frame of an animal; the material substance of an animal, in distinction from the living principle of beasts, and the soul of man.

Be not anxious for your body.

2. Matter, as opposed to spirit.

3. A person; a human being; sometimes alone; more generally, with some or no; as, somebody; nobody.

4. Reality, as opposed to representation.

A shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. Col.2

5. A collective mass; a number of individuals or particulars united; as the body of mankind. Christians united or the Church is called the body, of which each Christian is a member, and Christ the head. 1 Cor.12. 12.27.

6. The main army, in distinction from the wings, van or rear. Also, any number of forces under one commander.

7. A corporation; a number of men, united by a common tie, by one form of government, or by occupation; as the legislative body; the body of the clergy; body corporate; body politic.

8. The main part; the bulk; as the body of a tree; the body of a coach, of a ship, &c.

9. Any extended solid substance; matter; any substance or mass distinct from others; as a metaline body; a floating body; a moving body; a light body; a heavy body.

BOD'Y, n. [Sax. bodig, stature, trunk, spine, body; that which is set or fixed.]

  1. The frame of an animal; the material substance of an animal, in distinction from the living principle of beasts, and the soul of man. Be not anxious for your body. – Matthew. Luke.
  2. Matter, as opposed to spirit. – Hooker.
  3. A person; a human being; sometimes alone, more generally with some or no; as, somebody; nobody.
  4. Reality, as opposed to representation. A shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. – Col. ii.
  5. A collective mass; a number of individuals or particulars united; as, the body of mankind. Christians united or the Church is called the body, of which each Christian is a member, and Christ the head. – 1 Cor. xii. 12, 27.
  6. The main army, in distinction from the wings, van or rear. Also, any number of forces under one commander. – Clarendon.
  7. A corporation; a number of men, united by a common tie, by one form of government, or by occupation; as, the legislative body; the body of the clergy; body corporate; body politic.
  8. The main part; the bulk; as, the body of a tree; the body of a coach, of a ship, &c.
  9. Any extended solid substance; matter; any substance or mass distinct from others; as, metalline body; a floating body; a moving body; a light body; a heavy body.
  10. A pandect; a general collection; a code; a system; as a body of laws; a body of divinity.
  11. Strength; as, wine of a good body.
  12. Among painters, colors bear a body, when they are capable of being ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color. – Encyc.
  13. The unrenewed part of man, or sensual affections. But I keep under my body. – 1 Cor. ix.
  14. The extent; the limits. Cause to come here on such a day, twelve free and lawful men … from the body of your county. – Form of a Venire Facias.

BOD'Y, v.t.

To produce in some form. Imagination bodies forth the forms of things. – Shak.


Bod"y
  1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

    Absent in body, but present in spirit.
    1 Cor. v. 3

    For of the soul the body form doth take.
    For soul is form, and doth the body make.
    Spenser.

  2. To furnish with, or as with, a body] to produce in definite shape; to embody.

    To body forth, to give from or shape to mentally.

    Imagination bodies forth
    The forms of things unknown.
    Shak.

  3. 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.
  4. 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.

    Who set the body and the limbs
    Of this great sport together?
    Shak.

    The van of the king's army was led by the general; . . . in the body was the king and the prince.
    Clarendon.

    Rivers that run up into the body of Italy.
    Addison.

  5. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as opposed to the shadow.

    Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
    Col. ii. 17.

  6. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as, anybody, nobody.

    A dry, shrewd kind of a body.
    W. Irving.

  7. 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.

    A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.
    Prescott.

  8. 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.
  9. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an aëriform body.

    "A body of cold air." Huxley.

    By collision of two bodies, grind
    The air attrite to fire.
    Milton.

  10. Amount; quantity; extent.
  11. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs.
  12. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.
  13. 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.
  14. A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure.
  15. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this color has body; wine of a good body.

    * Colors bear a body when they are capable of being ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color.

    After body (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat. -- Body cavity (Anat.), the space between the walls of the body and the inclosed viscera; the cælum; -- in mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and abdominal cavities. -- Body of a church, the nave. -- Body cloth; pl. Body cloths, a cloth or blanket for covering horses. -- Body clothes. (pl.

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Body

BOD'Y, noun

1. The frame of an animal; the material substance of an animal, in distinction from the living principle of beasts, and the soul of man.

Be not anxious for your body

2. Matter, as opposed to spirit.

3. A person; a human being; sometimes alone; more generally, with some or no; as, somebody; nobody.

4. Reality, as opposed to representation.

A shadow of things to come, but the body is of Christ. Colossians 2:11

5. A collective mass; a number of individuals or particulars united; as the body of mankind. Christians united or the Church is called the body of which each Christian is a member, and Christ the head. 1 Corinthians 12:12.27.

6. The main army, in distinction from the wings, van or rear. Also, any number of forces under one commander.

7. A corporation; a number of men, united by a common tie, by one form of government, or by occupation; as the legislative body; the body of the clergy; body corporate; body politic.

8. The main part; the bulk; as the body of a tree; the body of a coach, of a ship, etc.

9. Any extended solid substance; matter; any substance or mass distinct from others; as a metaline body; a floating body; a moving body; a light body; a heavy body

10. A pandect; a general collection; a code; a system; as a body of laws; a body of divinity.

11. Strength; as wine of a good body

12. Among painters, colors bear a body when they are capable of being ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same color.

13. The unrenewed part of man, or sensual affections.

But I keep under by body 1 Corinthians 9:27.

14. The extent; the limits.

Cause to come here on such a day, twelve free and lawful men--from the body of your county.

BOD'Y, verb transitive To produce in some form.

Imagination bodies forth the forms of things.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

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He believes himself a man of importance.

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