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\Tore\,
imp. of {Tear}.
\Tore\, n. [Probably from the root of tear; cf. W. t['o]r a
break, cut, t['o]ri to break, cut.]
The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and
spring. [Prov. Eng.] --Mortimer.
\Tore\, n. [See {Torus}.]
1. (Arch.) Same as {Torus}.
2. (Geom.)
(a) The surface described by the circumference of a circle
revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
(b) The solid inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes
called an {anchor ring}.
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