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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. |
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"gore." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gore." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gore005.html "gore." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-gore005.html |
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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).
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T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gore1.html T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gore1.html |
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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.
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T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gore.html T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gore.html |
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Gore The basal series in the New Zealand Triassic. It is overlain by the Balfour, and comprises the Malakovian, Etalian, and Kaihikuan Stages.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gore." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gore." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Gore.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Gore." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Gore.html |
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Gore, South Island/New Zealand Longford Renamed after Sir Thomas Gore Browne (1807–87), governor of New Zealand (1855–62).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Gore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Gore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Gore.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Gore." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Gore.html |
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gore3 †stab XIV; pierce with the horns XVI. of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gore2.html T. F. HOAD. "gore." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-gore2.html |
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"gore." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "gore." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gore.html "gore." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-gore.html |
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