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gorgeret

/ɡɔɹ.d͡ʒəɹ.ɛt/

gorgeret noun: synonym of gorget (“surgical instrument”).

Noun

gorgeret (plural gorgerets)

  1. (obsolete, possibly) Synonym of gorget (“surgical instrument”).
    • […] then placing the Bill which is at the end of the Gorgeret into the Groove of the ...1710, Pierre DIONIS, A Course Of Chirurgical Operations: Demonstrated in the Royal Garden At Paris. Translated from the Paris Edition, page 119
    • These, having first made an Incision as before, pass the End of the Gorgeret thro' the Groove of the Catheter into the Bladder, as we directed for the male Conductor :1763, Lorenz Heister, A General System of Surgery, page 170
    Synonyms:
    gorget

Examples of gorgeret in a sentence

  • The under part of the double gorgeret separated from the upper, which varies but little in shape from the common gorgeret.1773, William Bromfield, Chirurgical Observations and Cases, page 378:
  • I then introduce the beak of the common gorgeret into the groove of the staff, and press, it on, till it gets into the bladder, […]1773, The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, page 182:
  • After this method became known, many different forms of gorgets and gorgerets were invented ; which it would answer no useful purpose to describe.1860, William Pirrie, The Principles and practice of surgery, page 644:

Synonyms of gorgeret

Forms of gorgeret

pluralgorgerets

Origin of gorgeret

From French gorgeret (“surgical instrument”).

Questions about gorgeret

What does gorgeret mean?
Gorgeret means synonym of gorget (“surgical instrument”).
How do you use gorgeret in a sentence?
The under part of the double gorgeret separated from the upper, which varies but little in shape from the common gorgeret.
What part of speech is gorgeret?
Gorgeret is a noun.
How do you pronounce gorgeret?
Gorgeret is pronounced /ɡɔɹ.d͡ʒəɹ.ɛt/.
What is the plural of gorgeret?
The plural of gorgeret is gorgerets.

Words near gorgeret in the dictionary

  1. gorgeous
  2. gorgeously
  3. gorgeousness
  4. gorgeousnesses
  5. gorger
  6. gorgeret
  7. gorgerets
  8. gorgerette
  9. gorgerettes
  10. gorgerin
  11. gorgerine

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