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noun. ˈkȯrs. Synonyms of corse. archaic. : corpse. Synonyms. bones. cadaver. carcass. corpse. corpus. relics. remains. stiff. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of corse in a Sentence. would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end. Word History. Etymology. Middle English cors, from Anglo-French.
noun. the French name for Corsica. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of corse 1. 1225–75; Middle English cors < Old French < Latin corpus body; corpse. Discover More. Example Sentences. Meanwhile the holy women and the gardener tarried about the bleeding corse. From Project Gutenberg.
Jun 2, 2024 · From Middle English cors, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpus and corpse, and distantly of riff. Compare corset .
1. a dead body, usu. of a human being. 2. Obs. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead. [1225–75; Middle English corps; orig. sp. variant of cors corse but the p is now sounded] syn: See body. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
noun. archaic. a corpse.
The earliest known use of the noun corse is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for corse is from around 1250.
Noun. Singular: corse. Plural: corses. Origin of Corse. Middle English cors from Old French from Latin corpus kwrep- in Indo-European roots. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. From Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). From Wiktionary. Corse Sentence Examples.
