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gorgerine

gorgerine noun: a necklace, an ornamentation for the neck; synonym of gorget (“ornamental collar”).

Noun

gorgerine (plural gorgerines)

  1. A necklace, an ornamentation for the neck; synonym of gorget (“ornamental collar”).
    • A glittering gorgerine—a necklace of layered disks— hung around her neck while, from a circlet of gold around Alicia's head, a rearing cobra stared back at her. She was the picture of ancient royalty […]2016, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Unhonored: Book Two of The Nightbirds, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 26
    • A loose red linen dress left her bronze shoulders bare, a shawl of green feathers hung from her arms, and a gorgerine of red, black, and turquoise stones covered her chest.2017, Randy Henderson, Smells Like Finn Spirit: The Familia Arcana, Tor Books, →ISBN, page 243

Forms of gorgerine

pluralgorgerines

Origin of gorgerine

From French gorgerin.

Questions about gorgerine

What does gorgerine mean?
Gorgerine means a necklace, an ornamentation for the neck; synonym of gorget (“ornamental collar”).
What part of speech is gorgerine?
Gorgerine is a noun.
What is the plural of gorgerine?
The plural of gorgerine is gorgerines.

Words near gorgerine in the dictionary

  1. gorgeret
  2. gorgerets
  3. gorgerette
  4. gorgerettes
  5. gorgerin
  6. gorgerine
  7. gorgerines
  8. gorgerins
  9. gorgers
  10. gorges
  11. gorgest

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