Gore

Gore
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. [1913 Webster]

2. A small traingular piece of land. --Cowell. [1913 Webster]

3. (Her.) One of the abatements. It is made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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