Gor"di*an, n. (Zoˆl.) One of the Gordiacea.
||Gor"di*us (?), n. [NL. See Gordian, 1.] (Zoˆl.) A genus of long,
||slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity,
||when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit
||their eggs; -- called also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from
||the absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are
||metamorphosed horsehairs.
Gore (?), n. [AS. gor dirt, dung; akin to Icel. gor, SW. gorr, OHG.
gor, and perh. to E. cord, chord, and yarn; cf. Icel. gˆrn, garnir,
guts.] 1. Dirt; mud. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.
2. Blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become thick or
clotted. Milton.
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.