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gore

1  [gawr, gohr]
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–noun
1. blood that is shed, esp. when clotted.
2. murder, bloodshed, violence, etc.: That horror movie had too much gore.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE gor dung, dirt; c. D goor, OHG gor filth

gore

2  [gawr, gohr]
–verb (used with object), gored, gor⋅ing.
to pierce with or as if with a horn or tusk.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME goren; see gore 3

gore

3  [gawr, gohr] noun, verb, gored, gor⋅ing.
–noun
1. a triangular piece of material inserted in a garment, sail, etc., to give it greater width or a desired shape. Compare godet (def. 1), gusset (def. 1).
2. one of the panels, usually tapering or shaped, making up a garment, as a skirt.
3. a triangular tract of land, esp. one lying between larger divisions.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make or furnish with a gore or gores.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE gāra corner (c. G Gehre gusset); cf. OE gār spear

Gore

  [gawr, gohr]
–noun
Albert Arnold, Jr. (Al), born 1948, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1993–2001.

Go⋅re

  [gawr-ey, gohr-ey]
–noun
a city in W Ethiopia. 8381.
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gore 1   (gôr, gōr)   
tr.v.   gored, gor·ing, gores
To pierce or stab with a horn or tusk.

[Middle English goren, probably from gore, spear, from Old English gār.]
gore 2   (gôr, gōr)   
n.  

  1. A triangular or tapering piece of cloth forming a part of something, as in a skirt or sail.

  2. A small triangular piece of land.

tr.v.   gored, gor·ing, gores

  1. To provide with a gore.

  2. To cut into a gore.


[Middle English, from Old English gāra, triangular piece of land.]
gore 3   (gôr, gōr)   
n.  Blood, especially coagulated blood from a wound.

[Middle English, filth, from Old English gor.]
Gore   (gôr, gōr)   
Vice President of the United States (1993-2001) under Bill Clinton. He earlier served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee (1985-1993).
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Word Origin & History

gore  (n.)
O.E. gor "dirt, dung, shit," a Gmc. word (cf. M.Du. goor "filth, mud;" O.N. gor "cud;" O.H.G. gor "animal dung"), of uncertain origin. Sense of "clotted blood" (especially shed in battle) developed by 1563.

gore  (v.)
c.1400, from Scottish gorren "to pierce, stab," origin unknown, perhaps related to O.E. gar "spear" (see gar), which is certainly the source of the third meaning of Mod.Eng. gore, "triangular piece of ground" (O.E. gara), hence also "front of a skirt" (c.1250), and "triangular piece of cloth" (c.1325).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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