kore

(kôrˈē, kōrˈē, kôrˈā, kōrˈā)

noun pl. kor·ai (kôrˈī, kōrˈī)

A sculpture representing a standing young woman clothed in long robes, especially one produced in Greece before the fifth century B.C.

Origin:

Origin: Greek korē, young girl, kore; see ker-² in Indo-European roots

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