1. The dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered for food. 2. The body of a human. 3. Remains from which the substance or character is gone: the carcass of a once glorious empire. 4. A framework or basic structure: the carcass of a burned-out building.
[Middle English carcas, from Anglo-Norman carcais, and Medieval Latin carcasium.]
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