gorget
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.
Origin of gorget
1Other words from gorget
- gor·get·ed, adjective
Words Nearby gorget
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How to use gorget in a sentence
There seems to be no sufficient reason for explaining it by 'necklace' or 'gorget,' as if it were a separable article of attire.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThrice—De Valmont's guard shivered as a rush—through shield, hauberk, gorget cleft the Vikings' blade.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe gorget (Fig. 30) is made in two halves, each composed of a single plate or, sometimes, of two or three horizontal lames.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John FfoulkesIn this illustration appears also the gorget of plate that was worn over the throat and chin with the bascinet.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John FfoulkesIn these brasses we find that the camail has become the Standard of Mail, or collarette, worn under the gorget of plate.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
British Dictionary definitions for gorget
/ (ˈɡɔːdʒɪt) /
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
Origin of gorget
1Derived forms of gorget
- gorgeted, adjective
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