# gored

Pronunciation: US say "GORD" /ɡɔɹd/; UK say "GAWD" /ɡɔːd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of gore. — simple past and past participle of gore
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of gore. Use it for something that already happened.
   - _The rhino charged and gored the side of the ranger's truck._
   - _The dressmaker gored each panel so the skirt would flare at the hem._

## Adjective

2. Made with one or more gores, the triangular pieces of fabric set into a garment or sail to shape it.
   - Simple: Made with one or more gores, which are long pieces of cloth shaped like triangles.
   - _She wore a long gored skirt that swung as she walked._
   - _The pattern makes a six-gored skirt that fits at the waist and widens toward the hem._

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