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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest. historical

   "About his neck a threefold gorget, / As rough as trebled leathern target"

2. 2
   armor plate that protects the neck wordnet
3. 3
   A crescent-shaped ornamental metal plate suspended around the neck from the crescent's points by a length of chain or ribbon, used to indicate rank or authority and was worn as part of a dress military uniform by officers. historical
4. 4
   A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple. historical
5. 5
   An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.

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6. 6
   A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
7. 7
   A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
8. 8
   A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.

   "There was […] the golden-winged woodpecker, with his crimson crest, his broad black gorget, and splendid plumage […]"

9. 9
   A hake caught in a net set for other fish. Cornwall, UK, dialectal

Synonyms

All synonyms

gorgerettegorgeretgorgerinhausse-colneckplate

Example

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"About his neck a threefold gorget, / As rough as trebled leathern target"

Etymology

From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).

Related phrases

gorget hummerblunt gorget

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