goring
[ gawr-ing, gor- ]
/ ˈgɔr ɪŋ, ˈgɒr- /
noun Nautical.
the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.
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Göring
or Goe·ring
[ gair-ing, gur-; German gœ-ring ]
/ ˈgɛər ɪŋ, ˈgɜr-; German ˈgœ rɪŋ /
noun
Her·mann Wil·helm [her-mahn vil-helm, hur-muh n-wil-helm; German her-mahn vil-helm] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm, ˈhɜr mənˈwɪl hɛlm; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈvɪl hɛlm/, 1893–1946, German field marshal and Nazi party leader.
Definition for goring (3 of 4)
gore2
[ gawr, gohr ]
/ gɔr, goʊr /
verb (used with object), gored, gor·ing.
to pierce with or as if with a horn or tusk.
Origin of gore
2Definition for goring (4 of 4)
gore3
[ gawr, gohr ]
/ gɔr, goʊr /
noun
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).
one of the panels, usually tapering or shaped, making up a garment, as a skirt.
a triangular tract of land, especially one lying between larger divisions.
verb (used with object), gored, gor·ing.
to make or furnish with a gore or gores.
Origin of gore
3before 900; Middle English; Old English gāra corner (cognate with German Gehre gusset); compare Old English gār spear
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gore1
/ (ɡɔː) /
noun
blood shed from a wound, esp when coagulated
informal killing, fighting, etc
Word Origin for gore
Old English gor dirt; related to Old Norse gor half-digested food, Middle Low German göre, Dutch goor
British Dictionary definitions for goring (2 of 5)
gore2
/ (ɡɔː) /
verb
(tr) (of an animal, such as a bull) to pierce or stab (a person or another animal) with a horn or tusk
Word Origin for gore
C16: probably from Old English gār spear
British Dictionary definitions for goring (3 of 5)
gore3
/ (ɡɔː) /
noun
a tapering or triangular piece of material used in making a shaped skirt, umbrella, etc
a similarly shaped piece, esp of land
verb
(tr) to make into or with a gore or gores
Derived forms of gore
gored, adjectiveWord Origin for gore
Old English gāra; related to Old Norse geiri gore, Old High German gēro
British Dictionary definitions for goring (4 of 5)
Gore
/ (ɡɔː) /
noun
Al (bert) Jr. born 1948, US Democrat politician; vice president of the US (1993–2001); defeated in the disputed presidential election of 2000; leading environmental campaigner; shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel For Climate Change
British Dictionary definitions for goring (5 of 5)
Göring
Goering
/ (German ˈɡøːrɪŋ) /
noun
Hermann Wilhelm (ˈhɛrman ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1893–1946, German Nazi leader and field marshal. He commanded Hitler's storm troops (1923) and as Prussian prime minister and German commissioner for aviation (1933–45) he founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war. Sentenced to death at Nuremberg, he committed suicide
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