Hypertext Webster Gateway: "corse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Corse \Corse\ (k?rs or k?rs; 277), n. [OF. cors, F. corps. See
{Corpse}.]
1. A living body or its bulk. [Obs.]
For he was strong, and of so mighty corse As ever
wielded spear in warlike hand. --Spenser.
2. A corpse; the dead body of a human being. [Archaic or
Poetic]
Set down the corse; or, by Saint Paul, I'll make a
corse of him that disobeys. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Corse
n 1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it
constitutes a region of France [syn: {Corse}, {Corsica}]
2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of
Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: {Corse}, {Corsica}]
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