Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Arranged in courses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Hunted.
- adjective Arranged in courses.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
course .
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Examples
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For a moment, he screamed and writhed on the floor as the intense pain coursed through his mind pushing him to the edge of unconsciousness.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Ghost’s Review Forum 2009
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Nearby, where a river once coursed, is the arch of a small stone bridge, half silted over.
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Nearby, where a river once coursed, is the arch of a small stone bridge, half silted over.
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It was traversed by broad avenues, in many places half grown up with brush-wood, where the beauties of former days used to take their stand to see the stag coursed with greyhounds, or to gain an aim at him with the crossbow.
Waverley 2004
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It was traversed by broad avenues, in many places half grown up with brush-wood, where the beauties of former days used to take their stand to see the stag coursed with greyhounds, or to gain an aim at him with the cross-bow.
The Waverley 1877
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It was traversed by broad avenues, in many places half grown up with brush-wood, where the beauties of former days used to take their stand to see the stag coursed with greyhounds, or to gain an aim at him with the crossbow.
Waverley Walter Scott 1801
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It was traversed by broad avenues, in many places half grown up with brush-wood, where the beauties of former days used to take their stand to see the stag coursed with greyhounds, or to gain an aim at him with the crossbow.
Waverley — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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It was traversed by broad avenues, in many places half grown up with brush-wood, where the beauties of former days used to take their stand to see the stag coursed with greyhounds, or to gain an aim at him with the crossbow.
Waverley — Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801
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Scores of young men carrying - or wearing - Egyptian flags coursed through the crowd chanting, "With our blood and with our hearts we are united."
A month after revolt, Egyptians march to protect their victory as neighbors demand freedom, too 2011
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Scores of young men carrying - or wearing - Egyptian flags coursed through the crowd chanting, "With our blood and with our hearts we are united."
A month after revolt, Egyptians march to protect their victory as neighbors demand freedom, too 2011
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