Tore Definition

tôr

verb

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Simple past tense of tear. (rip, rend, speed).

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noun

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(architecture) Alternative form of torus.

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(geometry) The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.

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The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.

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The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.

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(dialectal or obsolete) Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.

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(dialectal or obsolete) Strong, sturdy; great, massive.

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(dialectal or obsolete) Full; rich.

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Origin of Tore

From Middle English tor, tore, toor, from Old Norse tor- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad", prefix), from Proto-Germanic *tuz- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad"), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, ill, difficult"), from Proto-Indo-European *dÄ“wǝ- (“to fail, be behind, be lacking"). Cognate with Old High German zur- (“mis-", prefix), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌶- (tuz-, “hard, difficult", prefix), Ancient Greek δυσ- (dys-, “bad, ill, difficult", prefix). More at dys-.

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

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See torus.

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