Defn: The quality of being corrupt.
CORRUPTRESS
Cor*rupt"ress (-rs), n.
Defn: A woman who corrupts.
Thou studied old corruptress. Beau & Fl.
CORSAC
Cor"sac (kr"sk), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The corsak.
CORSAGE
Cor"sage (kr"sj), n. Etym: [F. See Corset.]
Defn: The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as. a low corsage.
CORSAIR Cor"sair (kr"sr), n. Etym: [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.