Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Corse /(k?rs [or] k?rs; 277)/ · IPA /kɔɹs/ 01 n. A living body or its bulk. 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.