corses

noun

plural of corse, archaic
as in corpses
a dead body would have to inter the corse of many a fallen comrade before the war's end

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  1. corpses
  2. carcasses
Noun
  • In that out-of-use cooler, two living roaches rather ghoulishly hung around the 17 roach corpses.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The sheer number of corpses meant that traditional burial ceremonies were forgotten for a time, and mass unmarked grave sites were used outside the city walls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • Traditional surveys of carcasses along roadways have shown that crossings do reduce wildlife collisions.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Scores of the calf carcasses have been washing ashore around Peninsula Valdes, a major breeding ground for southern right whales in Argentina’s Chubut province.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of carcasses
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“Corses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corses. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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