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corse

1 American  
[kawrs] / kɔrs /

noun

Archaic.
  1. corpse.


Corse 2 American  
[kawrs] / kɔrs /

noun

  1. French name of Corsica.


Corse 1 British  
/ kɔrs /

noun

  1. the French name for Corsica

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

corse 2 British  
/ kɔːs /

noun

  1. an archaic word for corpse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of corse

1225–75; Middle English cors < Old French < Latin corpus body; see corpse


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A herder undertakes the time-consuming job of separating the corse outer hair from the finer, softer undercoat.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2020

At seven, T. S. Eliot produced a biography of George Washington which concluded with the memorable line: "And then he died, of corse."

From Time Magazine Archive

We others cut down timber on the foreland, on a high point, and built his pyre of logs, then stood by weeping while the flame burnt through corse and equipment.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

The form corse is sometimes used in poetry; as in the poem on the Burial of Sir John Moore:

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton

"That dagger was drawn from the corse of King Erik Christopherson, on St. Cecilia's night," cried a loud voice among the people.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann

There was no giant screen in the massive tent where a decadent dinner was being served in celebration of honorees artist Mary Corse and director Ryan Coogler.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025

The number 83 AF Corse Ferrari 499P, also driven by China's Yifei Ye and Britain's Phil Hanson, took the chequered flag 14.084 seconds ahead of the number six Porsche 963 of France Kevin Estre.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2025

Organic dairy farmer Abbie Corse, whose more than 150-year-old family farm is located in the southern Vermont town of Whittingham, said she doesn’t know what the future of the farm will look like.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2022

"We need to talk about this," Darmanin was quoted as saying by Corse Matin.

From Reuters ● Mar. 16, 2022

David Ockeridge and Duncan Priest’re popular, but they live out Castlemorton and Corse Lawn way.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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