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corse

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corse  (kôrs)
n. Archaic
A corpse.
[Middle English cors, from Old French, from Latin corpus; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
corse [kɔːs]
n
an archaic word for corpse
Corse [kɔrs]
n
(Placename) the French name for Corsica
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.corseCorse - an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
Corsica
Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea - the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
2.Corse - a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
Corsica
Armata Corsa, Corsican Army - a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsa are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica"
France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe


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And now it is the time; from Hell's abyss Come thirsting Tantalus, come Sisyphus Heaving the cruel stone, come Tityus With vulture, and with wheel Ixion come, And come the sisters of the ceaseless toil; And all into this breast transfer their pains, And (if such tribute to despair be due) Chant in their deepest tones a doleful dirge Over a corse unworthy of a shroud.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
For my sake--for mine, Lenville--forego all idle forms, unless you would see me a blighted corse at your feet.
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And the dumb river shall receive your corse And wash it all unheeded to the sea.
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