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Cor*rupt"less (k?r-r?pt"l?s), a. Not susceptible of corruption or decay; incorruptible. Dryden.

Cor*rupt"ly, adv. In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption or corrupting influences; wrongfully.

Cor*rupt"ness, n. The quality of being corrupt.

Cor*rupt"ress (-r?s), n. A woman who corrupts.

Thou studied old corruptress. Beau. & Fl.

Cor"sac (k?r"s?k), n. (Zo÷l.) The corsak.

Cor"sage (k˘r"s&asl;j), n. [F. See Corset.] The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage.

Cor"sair (k?r"s?r), n. [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare, corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise, coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise against the enemy. See Course.] 1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from any government, to seize booty on sea or land.

2. A piratical vessel.

Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the Mediterranean. Prescott.

Cor"sak (k?r"s?k), n. (Zo÷l.) A small foxlike mammal (Cynalopex corsac), found in Central Asia. [Written also corsac.]

Corse (k?rs or k?rs; 277), n. [OF. cors, F. corps. See Corpse.] 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.

Corse"let (k?rs"l?t), n. [F., dim. of OF. cors. F. corps, body. See Corse.] 1. Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; -- also, used for the entire suit of the day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and headpiece.

2. (Zo÷l.) The thorax of an insect.

Corse"pres`ent (k?rs"pr?z`ent or k?rs"-), n. (Engl.Law) An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead body. Blackstone.

Cor"set (k?r"s?t), n. [F., dim. of OF. cors, F. corps, body. See Corse.] 1. In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.

2. An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.

Cor"set (k?r"s?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Corseting.] To inclose in corsets.

Cors"let (k?rs"l?t), n. A corselet. [Obs.] Hakluyt.

Cors"ned (k?rs"n?d), n. [AS. corsn&?;d.] (AS. Laws) The morsel of execration; a species of ordeal consisting in the eating of a piece of bread consecrated by imprecation. If the suspected person ate it freely, he was pronounced innocent; but if it stuck in his throat, it was considered as a proof of his guilt. Burril.

||Cor`tÚge" (k?r`t?zh"), n. [F., fr. It. corteggio train, fr. corte court. See Court.] A train of attendants; a procession.

Cor"tes (k?r"t?s), n. pl. [Sp. & Pg., fr. corte court.] The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

||Cor"tex (k?r"t?ks), n.; pl. Cortices (-t&?;-s&?;z). [L., bark. Cf. Cork.] 1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.

2. (Med.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.

3. (Anat.) The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.