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corse

noun, archaic

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a dead body would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end Synonyms bones, cadaver, carcass, corpus, corpse [archaic], relics, remains, stiffRelated Words mummy; carnage, carrion; ashes; deceased, decedent

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