corse
noun
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[kawrs]
/ kɔrs /
noun
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Corse
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[kawr s]
/ kɔrs /
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Corse
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/ kɔrs /
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corse
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/ kɔːs /
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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
We find reference to the use of these hand-bells at funerals by Chaucer:— ... they heard a bell clink Before a corse was carried to the grave.
From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various
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
The government is determined to engage in an "unprecedented discussion on institutional matters", Gerald Darmanin told Corse Matin, adding that he was "prepared to go as far as autonomy".
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
In those days, there were many good stock companies in the neighborhood: Blaney’s, Corse Payton’s and Phillip’s Lyceum.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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