Neckplate
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A piece of armour worn around the throat or neck; a gorget.
"For a long time the neckplate or gorget was retained as part of the regular equipment and it even became exaggerated in size; but it finally became so small that […] it was little more than an ornament […]"
- 2 An armor panel on a helmet which protects the neck.
"542. Half Suit. … German, about 1540. Consisting of - Open Casque with spherical skull finishing in a pointed apex, umbril, neckplate and hinged earpieces. Gorget and Pauldrons combined. Breastplate with strong tapul and laminated gussets."
- 3 A small, typically rectangular plate on the neck of a guitar (or bass, etc) through which screws are threaded to attach the neck to the body.
"Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard only; commemorative neckplate."
- 4 A plate, used in tracheostomy, which prevents the tube from descending into the trachea.
"A tracheostomy device comprising : a neckplate having an access opening; a trach head swivelly connected to said neckplate at said access opening; a tube adapted for insertion into a patient's breathing passage […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"For a long time the neckplate or gorget was retained as part of the regular equipment and it even became exaggerated in size; but it finally became so small that […] it was little more than an ornament […]"
Etymology
From neck + plate.
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