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English Dictionary: Corse by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Corse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corse
n
  1. an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
    Synonym(s): Corse, Corsica
  2. a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
    Synonym(s): Corse, Corsica
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.
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