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Webster 1913 Edition

Tore

Tore

,
imp.
of
Tear
.

Tore

,
Noun.
[Probably from the root of
tear
; cf. W.
tór
a break, cut,
tóri
to break, cut.]
The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.
[Prov. Eng.]
Mortimer.

Tore

,
Noun.
[See
Torus
.]
1.
(Arch.)
Same as
Torus
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tore

TORE

, pret. of tear. He tore his robe.

TORE

,
Noun.
The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring. [Used in New England.]

TORE

,
Noun.
[L.torus.] In architecture, a large round molding on the base of a column. It is distinguished from the astragali by its size. The bases of the Tuscan and Doric columns have only one tore, which is between the plinth and listel. In the Attic base there are two.

Definition 2024

Tore

Tore

See also: tore, töre, and -tore

German

Noun

Tore pl

  1. plural of Tor "gates/goals"

Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórir, short form of names beginning with the thunder god's name Þórr, particularly Old Norse Þórvér.

Proper noun

Tore

  1. A male given name.

Related terms

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 993 males with the given name Tore living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórir.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Tore

  1. A male given name.
    • 1989 Lennart Hagerfors, Sarekmannen, Norstedts, ISBN 9118914225, page 205:
      Barnen bar änglanamn: Mikaela och Angelica, men mest kallades de för ungdjävlarna. Vad bar namnen för drömmar? Inte så långt därifrån satt en familj på fyra personer. Föräldrarna, som säkert hade någon form av intellektuella yrken, resonerade med barnen om yrkesvägar och utbildning, om fördelar och nackdelar med att vara läkare, lärare, jurist, journalist. Barnen hette Moa och Tore, namn som antydde att de hade fötts fram direkt ur leran vid ett sörmlandskt torp. Vilka drömmar bar namnen? Varför söker motsatserna varandra?

Related terms

tore

tore

See also: Tore, töre, and -tore

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

tore ‎(comparative more tore, superlative most tore)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
  2. (dialectal or obsolete) Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
  3. (dialectal or obsolete) Full; rich.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

tore

  1. simple past tense of tear (rip, rend, speed).
Usage notes
  • The past tense of the other verb tear, meaning "produce liquid from the eyes", is teared.

Etymology 3

See torus.

Noun

tore ‎(plural tores)

  1. (architecture) Alternative form of torus
  2. (geometry) The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
  3. The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.

Etymology 4

Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.

Noun

tore ‎(uncountable)

  1. The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Mortimer to this entry?)

Anagrams

Estonian

Adjective

tore ‎(genitive toreda, partitive toredat)

  1. fine, splendid

Declension

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French

tore

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔʁ/

Etymology

Latin torus.

Noun

tore m ‎(plural tores)

  1. (geometry) torus

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

tore

  1. vocative singular of torus

Ngarrindjeri

Noun

tore

  1. mouth

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Connected to Old Norse Þórr ‎(“Tor, Thor”)

Noun

tore f ‎(definite singular tora, indefinite plural torer, definite plural torene)

  1. thunder

Derived terms

See also

References

Tagalog

Noun

tore

  1. tower

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːʀə/

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