Body

bod′i, n. the whole frame of a man or lower animal: the main part of an animal, as distinguished from the limbs: the main or middle part of anything: matter, as opposed to spirit: substance or substantial quality: a ma : a person: a number of persons united by some common tie.— v.t. to give form to: to embody:— pr.p. bod′ying; pa.p. bod′ied. — adj. Bod′ile , without a body: incorporeal.— adv. Bod′ily , relating to the body, esp. as opposed to the mind.— ns. Bod′y-col′our , a term applied to paints to expre their degree of consistence, substance, and tingeing power; Bod′y-cur′er ( Shak. ), a doctor; Bod′yguard , a guard to protect the person, esp. of the sovereign; Bod′y-pol′itic , the collective body of the people in its political capacity; Bod′y serv′ant , a personal attendant; Bod′y-snatch′er , one who secretly disinters the bodies of the dead for the purposes of di ection. [A.S. bodig , of dubious origin.]