a. [ F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon. See Sorrel, n. ] Reddish brown; sorrel. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Sore falcon. (Zool.)
a.
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sore throat (Med.),
Malignant sore throat,
Ulcerated sore throat
Putrid sore throat
n. [ OE. sor, sar, AS. sār. See Sore, a. ]
The dogs came and licked his sores. Luke xvi. 21. [ 1913 Webster ]
I see plainly where his sore lies. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gold sore. (Med.)
adv. [ AS. sāre. See Sore, a. ]
Thy hand presseth me sore. Ps. xxxviii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Hannah ] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. 1 Sam. i. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A young hawk or falcon in the first year. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n., pl. of Soredium. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Sorediiferous. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
n. (Zool.) Same as Sora. [ 1913 Webster ]