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A living body or its bulk.

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  1. n. A living body or its bulk.
  2. n. A corpse; the dead body of a human being.
  3. 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.
  4. n. an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France n. a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte