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Death's-herb :: Death's-herb (n.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).

Charon :: Charon (n.) The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal regions..

Autopsy :: Autopsy (a.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination..

Caroigne :: Caroigne (n.) Dead body; carrion.

Corse :: Corse (n.) A corpse; the dead body of a human being.

Deadhead :: Deadhead (n.) One who receives free tickets for theaters, public conveyances, etc..

Triple-tail :: Triple-tail (n.) An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Called also, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man..

Benumbed :: Benumbed (a.) Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body and mind..

Searcher :: Searcher (n.) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death..

Stillborn :: Stillborn (a.) Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child..

Deadworks :: Deadworks (n. pl.) The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden.

Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments..

Carrion :: Carrion (n.) The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food.

Necrosed :: Necrosed (a.) Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed bone..

Burial :: Burial (n.) The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment..

Deadened :: Deadened (imp. & p. p.) of Deade.

Vespillo :: Vespillo (n.) One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.

Toadstone :: Toadstone (n.) A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England; -- said by some to be derived from the German todter stein, meaning dead stone, that is, stone which contains no ores..

Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death..

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