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.