鬼火, 点在尸体旁的蜡烛

Corpse \Corpse\ (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written
corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See
{Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --
sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]

Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See
{Corps}, n., 1.

2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.

He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it
sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster.

{Corpse candle}.
(a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the
customary watching with a corpse on the night before
its interment.
(b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a
candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp
places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.


{Corpse gate}, the gate of a burial place through which the
dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called
also {lich gate}.