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Definition of Corse

1. Noun. An island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France.

2. Noun. A region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Definition of Corse

1. n. A living body or its bulk.

Definition of Corse

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An uncommon dot=) originating in Europe, specifically the United Kingdom and Scandinavia. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A (living) body. ¹

3. Noun. (archaic) A dead body, a corpse. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corse

1. a corpse [n -S] - See also: corpse

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Corse

Corpus Christi Correggio Corregidor Correra's line Correus Corrie Corriedale Corrigan's pulse Corrigan's sign Corrine

Corrodentia Corrèze Corsac fox Corsac foxes Corse Corsica Corsican Corsican Army Corsicans Cortaderia

Cortaderia richardii Cortaderia selloana Cortef Cortes Cortez Corti's arch Corti's auditory teeth Corti's canal Corti's cells

Literary usage of Corse

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1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"Yet first the Trojans gain'da little space And drove them in a panic from the corse ; But, though on war intent, yet more intent 330 To wip '' it prize, ..."

2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1920)
"In memory of Azariah corse, who Died March 5th 1835. Aged 76 years. ... Maria, daughter of Azariah Jun. and Betsey corse, died August 26th AD 1819. aged 1 ..."

3. The Old Merchants of New York City by Joseph Alfred Scoville (1863)
"In 1840 Thome & corse took in a Mr. Watson, who had purchased the interest cf Lapham, and the firm was changed to corse, ..."

4. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 by James Knox Polk, Milo Milton Quaife (1910)
"be married in two or three days to Miss corse* of that City. He was married on tuesday, the 29th of June, & had come on to Washington with his wife to spend ..."

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