Gor-bellied, gor′-bel-id, adj. (Shak.) big-bellied, gluttonous. [Obs. gore—A.S. gor, filth, and belly.]
Gorcock, gor′kok, n. the moorcock or red grouse:—fem. Gor′hen. [Gor-, from gorse, furze; or imit.]
Gorcrow, gor′krō, n. the carrion-crow. [A.S. gor, filth, carrion, and crow.]
Gordian, gord′yan, adj. intricate: difficult.—v.t. (Keats) to tie up, knot.—Cut the Gordian knot, to overcome a difficulty by violent measures—Alexander, unable to untie the fateful knot tied by Gordius, king of Phrygia, having cut it through with his sword.
Gordius, gor′di-us, n. a genus typical of Gordiidæ, a family of nematode worms with a hair-like body.
Gore, gōr, n. clotted blood: blood.—adv. Gor′ily (Tenn.), in a gory or bloody manner or state.—adj. Gor′y, covered with gore: bloody.—Gory dew, a dark-red slimy film sometimes seen on damp walls and in shady places. [A.S. gor, blood, dung; Sw. gorr, Ice. gor, gore.]
Gore, gōr, n. a triangular piece let into a garment to widen it: a triangular piece of land.—v.t. to shape like or furnish with gores: to pierce with anything pointed, as a spear or horns.—n. Gor′ing, a piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width.—adj. cut gradually sloping, so as to be broader at the clew than at the earing—of a sail. [A.S. gára, a pointed triangular piece of land—gár, a spear with triangular blade.]
Gorge, gorj, n. the throat: a narrow pass among hills: (fort.) the entrance to an outwork.—v.t. to swallow greedily: to glut.—v.i. to feed.—adj. Gorged, having a gorge or throat: glutted: (her.) having a crown or coronet about the neck.—n. Gorg′et, a piece of armour for the throat: a military ornament round the neck (see Armour).—Have one's gorge rise, to be disgusted or irritated; Heave the gorge, to retch. [O. Fr.,—L. gurges, a whirlpool.]
Gorgeous, gor′jus, adj. showy: splendid: magnificent.—adv. Gor′geously.—n. Gor′geousness. [O. Fr. gorgias, gaudy—gorgias, a ruff—gorge, the throat.]
Gorgon, gor′gun, n. one of three fabled female monsters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa), of horrible aspect, winged, with hissing serpents for hair—every one who looked on Medusa was turned to stone: anything very ugly.—adjs. Gor′gon, Gorgō′nean, Gorgonesque′, Gorgō′nian, like a gorgon: very ugly or terrific.—n. Gorgonei′on, a mask of the gorgon.—v.t. Gor′gonise (Tenn.), to turn to stone. [L. gorgon—Gr. gorgō—gorgos, grim.]