CORSO

/ (ˈkɔːsəʊ) /

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n acronym for (in New Zealand)

Council of Organizations for Relief Services Overseas

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Words nearby CORSO

corsetry, corsey, Corsica, Corsican, Corsicana, CORSO, cort., cortadito, Cortázar, Cortef, cortege

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How to use CORSO in a sentence

Corso Como also picked up the last collections, as well as 15 other stores worldwide.
The Last "Real" Couture House|Liza Foreman|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Red carpets line the Corso Vannucci, the main thoroughfare that slices through the historic center, for the Perugia Film Festival.
Judgment Day for Knox|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Regina Corso et al. (2010): Harris Poll Interactive Annual Happiness Index.
Who's the Happiest?|Anneli Rufus|August 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was a corso blanc, and everyone wore white—chiefly modifications of Pierrot costume—and everyone was masked.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

To the left lay the Corso Margherita still building, heaped up with stones, beams, and rubbish.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
The Via del Gambero had the atmosphere of mystery of the streets parallel to the Corso, affected by hurrying men and busy women.
The conquest of Rome|Matilde Serao
Then you shall see these queenly Trasteverine in all their bravery, thronging the Corso.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862|Various
Then they were seated behind him, and the puissant horses shot off down the Corso and towards the Bastioni at a magnificent pace.
The Devourers|Annie Vivanti Chartres