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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Corse \Corse\ (k?rs or k?rs; 277), noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Corse
noun
1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France [syn: {Corsica}]
2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: {Corsica}]
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