Definition of CORSE

corse

Plural: corses

Noun

  • An archaic term for a corpse; a dead body.
  • an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
  • a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
  • A (living) body.
  • A dead body, a corpse.

Examples

  • The unused letters on his rack lay like a CORSE, waiting to be brought back to life.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cors, from Old French cors, from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpus and corpse, and distantly of riff. Compare corset.

Synonyms

Corsica

Scrabble Score: 7

corse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
corse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
corse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

corse: valid Words With Friends Word