gore

Definitions


[ɡɔː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- blood that has been shed, especially as a result of violence
(e.g: the film omitted the blood and gore in order to avoid controversy)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English gor ‘dung, dirt’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch goor, Swedish gorr ‘muck, filth’. The current sense dates from the mid 16th century


[ɡɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an animal such as a bull) pierce or stab (a person or other animal) with a horn or tusk
(e.g: he was gored to death by a charging bull)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘stab, pierce’): of unknown origin


[ɡɔː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a triangular or tapering piece of material used in making a garment, sail, or umbrella


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English gāra ‘triangular piece of land’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geer and German Gehre, also probably to Old English gār ‘spear’ (a spearhead being triangular)


[ɡɔː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- shape with a gore or gores
(e.g: for a larger figure it would be necessary to slightly gore the skirt)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English gāra ‘triangular piece of land’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geer and German Gehre, also probably to Old English gār ‘spear’ (a spearhead being triangular)




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