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gorget
[ gawr-jit ]
noun
- a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
- a piece of armor for the throat.
- a crescent-shaped ornament worn on a chain around the neck as a badge of rank by officers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- a wimple of the Middle Ages, worn with the ends fastened in the hair.
gorget
/ ˈɡɔːdʒɪt /
noun
- a collar-like piece of armour worn to protect the throat
- a part of a wimple worn by women to cover the throat and chest, esp in the 14th century
- a band of distinctive colour on the throat of an animal, esp a bird
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Derived Forms
- ˈgorgeted, adjective
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Other Words From
- gorget·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gorget1
C15: from Old French, from gorge; see gorge
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Example Sentences
There seems to be no sufficient reason for explaining it by 'necklace' or 'gorget,' as if it were a separable article of attire.
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Thrice—De Valmont's guard shivered as a rush—through shield, hauberk, gorget cleft the Vikings' blade.
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The Gorget (Fig. 30) is made in two halves, each composed of a single plate or, sometimes, of two or three horizontal lames.
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In this illustration appears also the gorget of plate that was worn over the throat and chin with the bascinet.
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In these brasses we find that the camail has become the Standard of Mail, or collarette, worn under the gorget of plate.
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