corse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
    Corsica.
  2. noun a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
    Corsica.

WordNet

Corse noun
Etymology
OF. cors, F. corps. See Corpse.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913