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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400
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Cors sancte, n. [ME. cors seynt (1303, later corseynt, -saunt, etc.), OF. cors saint.] A saint's body as an object of worship. — a1400 Legends of the Saints xxi. 873.
He … drownyt hyme fore na vthyre sak, Bot that cristine men suld nocht mak Cors-Sancte of hyme
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