carcassn.[F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. Carnal, Case a sheath.]1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now commonly the dead body of a beast.()He turned to see the carcass of the lion. (Judges xiv. 8.)This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went into the great pits by cartloads. (De Foe.)2. The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or ridicule.(South.)Lovely her face; was ne'er so fair a creature.
For earthly carcass had a heavenly feature. (Oldham.)3. The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or unfinished frame, of a thing.()A rotten carcass of a boat. (Shak.)4. (Mil.) A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.()A discharge of carcasses and bombshells. (W. Iving.)n. A sweet wine. See Calcavella.()