From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gore \Gore\, n. [OE. gore, gare, AS. g?ra angular point of land,
fr. g?r spear; akin to D. geer gore, G. gehre gore, ger
spear, Icel. geiri gore, geir spear, and prob. to E. goad.
Cf. {Gar}, n., {Garlic}, and {Gore}, v.]
1. A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc.,
sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at
a particular part.
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2. A small traingular piece of land. --Cowell.
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3. (Her.) One of the abatements. It is made of two curved
lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.
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Note: It is usually on the sinister side, and of the tincture
called tenn['e]. Like the other abatements it is a
modern fancy and not actually used.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gore \Gore\, n. [AS. gor dirt, dung; akin to Icel. gor, SW.
gorr, OHG. gor, and perh. to E. cord, chord, and yarn; cf.
Icel. g["o]rn, garnir, guts.]
1. Dirt; mud. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.
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2. Blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become
thick or clotted. --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gore \Gore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gored}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Goring}.] [OE. gar spear, AS. g?r. See 2d {Gore}.]
To pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a
pointed instrument, as a spear; to stab.
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The low stumps shall gore
His daintly feet. --Coleridge.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gore \Gore\, v. t.
To cut in a traingular form; to piece with a gore; to provide
with a gore; as, to gore an apron.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gore
n 1: Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton
(born in 1948) [syn: {Gore}, {Al Gore}, {Albert Gore Jr.}]
2: coagulated blood from a wound
3: a piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering;
used in making garments or umbrellas or sails [syn: {gore},
{panel}]
4: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the
bloodshed of his kinsmen" [syn: {bloodshed}, {gore}]
v 1: wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or
instrument
2: cut into gores; "gore a skirt"
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