GORE


Meaning of GORE in English

1. n. blood shed and clotted.

Etymology: OE gor dung, dirt 2. v.tr. pierce with a horn, tusk, etc.

Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 3. n. & v.

--n.

1. a wedge-shaped piece in a garment.

2 a triangular or tapering piece in an umbrella etc.

--v.tr. shape with a gore.

Etymology: OE gara triangular piece of land, rel. to OE gar spear, a spearhead being triangular

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.