goring vs piercing

goring

noun
  • A piece of cloth cut diagonally to increase its apparent width. 

  • The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting 

adj
  • Cut gradually sloping, so as to be broader at the clew than at the earing of a sail. 

piercing

noun
  • A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. 

  • An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (sense 2). 

adj
  • Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating. 

  • Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill. 

  • Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter. 

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