corporal
- Adjective. (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; corporeal.
- Adjective. Of or pertaining to the body, ''especially'' the human body.
- Noun. (military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
- Noun. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
- Noun. (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
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