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ko·re
(kôr′ē, kôr′ā)n. pl. kor·ai (kôr′ī)
A sculpture representing a standing young woman clothed in long robes, especially one produced in Greece before the fifth century bc.
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kore
(ˈkɔːreɪ)n
(Art Terms) an ancient Greek statue of a young woman wearing clothes
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kore
A female draped statue found in Archaic Greek art as a votive offering or placed on a grave. Similar male statues are called kouros.
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| Noun | 1. |  Kore - (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman ProserpinaGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks |
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