to gore
9.7
To cut cloth into triangular pieces to make clothes fit better
- verb
- /ɡɔr/
- Specialized
:
cortar en cuñas
- "Gillian smooths the petals of her nine-gored skirt over crinolines.
- gore a skirt
Examples
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The kagga leapt amid the struggling bodies, butting and goring, its forehoofs inflicting wounds as it bawled in rage.
Fiction book (1990) -
The skirt of her gown, though gored and slightly fuller than was fashionable, left nothing to the imagination.
Fiction book (1990) -
The tailor decided to gore the fabric at the sides of the dress to create a better fit.
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She admired the gored skirt of her new dress, which flared beautifully at the hem.
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To add more shape to the gown, the designer chose to gore the panels along the waist.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gore (to cut fabric) comes from the cloth noun gore, meaning the small triangular pieces used in clothing, and the verb simply means 'to cut into gores'. So to gore a skirt or dress is to make those tapered panels so the garment fits and flares.
