Gore, n. [OE. gore, gare, AS. g�ra angular point of land, fr. g�r spear; akin to D. geer gore, G. gehre gore, ger spear, Icel. geiri gore, geir spear, and prob. to E. goad. Cf. Gar, n., Garlic, and Gore, v.] 1. A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc., sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at a particular part.
2. A small traingular piece of land. Cowell.
3. (Her.) One of the abatements. It is made of two curved lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.
☞ It is usually on the sinister side, and of the tincture called tenné. Like the other abatements it is a modern fancy and not actually used.