corse
noun
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corse
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[kawrs]
/ kɔrs /
noun
Archaic.
Corse
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[kawr s]
/ kɔrs /
noun
Corse
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British
/ kɔrs /
noun
corse
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British
/ kɔːs /
noun
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
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
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 infusion of a younger spirit into the corse of Barncastle will make it young again, and gradually you will recover the physical ground you now seem to have lost.
From Toppleton's Client or, A Spirit in Exile by John Kendrick Bangs
Both Ferrari and the AF Corse team are closely linked, but victory ahead of the red cars is nevertheless significant.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 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
Chrismas organized important early exhibitions at his gallery for such artists as Robert Irwin, Michael Heizer, Tim Hawkinson and Mary Corse.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
He woke to the Sergeant, bowlegged Corse: the man dragged drearily by on a spattered horse, raised disgusted eyes.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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