corse

¹

[ kawrs ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. corpse.

Corse

²

[ kawrs ]

noun

1. French name of Corsica.

corse

¹

/ kɔːs /

noun

1. See corpse
   an archaic word for corpse

Corse

²

/ kɔrs /

noun

1. See Corsica
   the French name for Corsica

Word History and Origins

Origin of corse¹

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

Example Sentences

Meanwhile the holy women and the gardener tarried about the bleeding corse.

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Gimblet went sniffing round it, but could find no trace of lingering Arome de la Corse.

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The detective compared it mentally, and extremely unfavourably, with the Arome de la Corse.

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Elizabeth Corse, eight years old when captured, was baptized under her own name, and married to Jean Dumontel.

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Mr. Oldham's corse was found on board, the head split and the body mangled in a barbarous manner.

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