kore

American  

[kawr-ee, kohr-ee, kawr-ey, kohr-ey] / ˈkɔr i, ˈkoʊr i, ˈkɔr eɪ, ˈkoʊr eɪ /

noun

• korai
  plural

1. Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.

2. (initial capital letter) Also Persephone, especially as a symbol of virginity.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• korai
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kore

First recorded in 1915–20, kore is from the Greek word kórē girl

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

kore

Catfish are fair on shrimp, chicken livers, and stinkbait dough balls still kore in the river than main lake.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2020

Catfish are fair on shrimp, chicken livers, and stinkbait dough balls still kore in the river than the main lake.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2020

Apparently funeral statuary that once stood over the graves of a brother and sister, both pieces show the same slightly smiling, childlike look so typical of the kouros and the kore of the time.

From Time Magazine Archive

This "kore" is longer than the ordinary sleeve, so long in fact that a man with his hand inside is rendered helpless.

From Hellenica by Henry Graham Dakyns

Nu, se mi povas tiel facile, unuavide, kompreni la lingvon, ĝia aŭtoro havas ĉian kaŭzon por esperi, ke li efektivigos sian deziron; kaj mi kore deziras, ke li sukcesu.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox