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gore noun2.
[Old English gara = Old Frisian gara, Middle Dutch ghere (Dutch geer), Old High German gero (German Gehre), Old Norse geiri prob. rel. to Old English gar spear.]
Orig., a promontory, a corner of land. Now, (long dial.) a wedge-shaped piece of land on the side of an asymmetric field; (chiefly US) a small strip or tract of land lying between larger divisions such as parishes, townships, etc. OE.
A wedge-shaped or triangular piece of cloth used to adjust the width of a garment where required, esp. to narrow a dress or skirt at the waist. Formerly also, gen. a skirt or the lower part of a gown or robe. ME.
b. Any of several triangular or lune-shaped pieces used to form the surface of a hot-air balloon, umbrella, dome, globe, etc. L18.
c. Nautical. A piece of canvas cut at an angle to increase the breadth or depth of a sail; an angular piece of plank used to fill up the planking of a wooden vessel where necessary. L18.
Heraldry. A charge formed by two concave curved lines meeting in the fesse-point, the one drawn from the sinister or dexter chief corner of the shield and the other from the base point. M16.