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
  • The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Of course, corpses don’t really look like Madeline did, after she’d been made up.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of corpses
Noun
  • Public meetings were surrounded by people waving signs with photos of bloody bear carcasses.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Von Lyskowski and his workers sprayed some trees with nematodes, a parasitic worm that kills caterpillars and reproduces inside their carcasses.
    — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of carcasses
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“Corses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corses. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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