corse
noun
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corse
1 American
[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
Example Sentences
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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
The corse is mine—the fun'ral I'll provide— Beneath my bed its resting-place shall be: 'Twill bring me sleep when slumber fain would flee.
From The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook by A. Novice
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
The modern version has two trim levels: Tributo and Alfa Corse.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
"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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