gore

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gore¹ / gôr/ • n. blood that has been shed, esp. as a result of violence: the film omitted the blood and gore in order to avoid controversy.gore² • v. [tr.] (of an animal such as a bull) pierce or stab with a horn or tusk.gore³ • n. a triangular or tapering piece of material used in making a garment, sail, or umbrella. ∎ a small, triangular piece of land, esp. one lying in the fork of a road.• v. [tr.] make with a gore-shaped piece of material: [as adj.] (gored) a gored skirt.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

Gore

views updated May 08 2018

Gore The basal series in the New Zealand Triassic. It is overlain by the Balfour, and comprises the Malakovian, Etalian, and Kaihikuan Stages.

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY

gore

views updated May 14 2018

gore2 triangular piece of land OE.; skirt front, petticoat XIII; triangular piece, spec. of cloth XIV. OE. gāra = MDu. ghere (Du. geer), OHG. gēro (G. gehre), ON. geiri, rel. to gār spear (a spearhead being triangular).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

gore

views updated Jun 11 2018

gore1 †dung, filth OE.; blood shed (and clotted) XVI. OE. gor = (M)Du. goor, OHG. gor mud, filth, ON. gor cud, slimy matter, rel. to OIr. gor, W. gôr matter, pus.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD