Sore a. [F. saure , sore , sor ; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel , n.
Reddish brown; sorrel. [R. ]
Phrases & Compounds
Sore falcon
See Sore , n. 1 .
Sore n.
A young hawk or falcon in the first year. (Zool.)
A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note under Buck . (Zool.)
Sore a. [OE. sor , sar , AS. sār ; akin to D. zeer , OS. & OHG. sr , G. sehr very, Icel. sārr , Sw. sår , Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry .]
Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand .
Fig. : Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity .
Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs. ]
Phrases & Compounds
Sore throat
inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche .
Malignant sore throat
See Angina , and under Putrid .
Sore n. [OE. sor , sar , AS. sār . See Sore , a.
A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil.
The dogs came and licked his sores .
Fig. : Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty.
I see plainly where his sore lies.
Phrases & Compounds
Gold sore
See under Gold , n.
Sore adv.
In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.
Thy hand presseth me sore .
Greatly; violently; deeply.
[Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore .
Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard.