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erroneousfunk | 7 years ago

Fun fact, the the triangular piece in a clothing pattern used to add shape/dimensionality is also called a gore.

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defen|7 years ago

I believe it all derives from heraldry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_(heraldry)

From Old English gār (spear): https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gar#Old_English

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