gorget.
A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
Meaning & usage
A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
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.
A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.
A hake caught in a net set for other fish.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.