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What's The Definition Of Gore?

\Gore\, n. [AS. gor dirt, dung; akin to Icel. gor, SW. gorr, OHG. gor, and perh. to E. cord, chord, and yarn; cf. Icel. g["o]rn, garnir, guts.] 1. Dirt; mud. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher. 2. Blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become thick or clotted. --Milton.
\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. 2. A small traingular piece of land. --Cowell. 3. (Her.) One of the abatements. It is made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point. 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.
\Gore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Goring}.] [OE. gar spear, AS. g?r. See 2d {Gore}.] To pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a pointed instrument, as a spear; to stab. The low stumps shall gore His daintly feet. --Coleridge.
\Gore\, v. t. To cut in a traingular form; to piece with a gore; to provide with a gore; as, to gore an apron.