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gorget

/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/US/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/

gorget noun: a piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.

gorget: a piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest
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Noun

gorget (plural gorgets)

  1. (historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
    • About his neck a threefold gorget, / As rough as trebled leathern target1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]. Canto II.”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678...
    • Unfix the gorget's iron clasp.1805, Walter Scott, “(please specify the page)”, in The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem, London: […] [James Ballantyne] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], and A[rchibald] Constable and Co....
  2. (historical) 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.
  3. (historical) A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
    Synonyms:
    gorgerette
  4. An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
  5. A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
    Synonyms:
    gorgeret
  6. A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
  7. A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.
    • There was […] the golden-winged woodpecker, with his crimson crest, his broad black gorget, and splendid plumage […]1917, Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
  8. (Cornwall, UK, dialectal) A hake caught in a net set for other fish.

gorget meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Persian

gorget in Tamil

தொண்டைக்காப்பு, கழுத்தட்டிகை, அட்டிகை

gorget in Kannada

ಕೊರಳ್ಕಾಪು

gorget in Persian

armour
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Examples of gorget in a sentence

  • Hawkmoon whipped his sword from the scabbard, leaped forward, and drove the blade into the throat of the warrior just below his gorget.1968, Michael Moorcock, The Mad God's Amulet, Gollancz, published 2003, page 209:
  • Renly lifted his chin to allow Brienne to fasten his gorget in place.1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 500:

Synonyms of gorget

All synonyms of gorget

Forms of gorget

pluralgorgets

Origin of gorget

From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).

Words formed from gorget

Questions about gorget

What does gorget mean?
Gorget means a piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest.
What is gorget in Tamil?
Gorget in Tamil is தொண்டைக்காப்பு, கழுத்தட்டிகை, அட்டிகை. See Gorget meaning in Tamil.
How do you use gorget in a sentence?
Hawkmoon whipped his sword from the scabbard, leaped forward, and drove the blade into the throat of the warrior just below his gorget.
What part of speech is gorget?
Gorget is a noun.
How do you pronounce gorget?
Gorget is pronounced /ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of gorget?
The plural of gorget is gorgets.

Words near gorget in the dictionary

  1. gorgerines
  2. gorgerins
  3. gorgers
  4. gorges
  5. gorgest
  6. gorget
  7. gorgeted
  8. gorgeth
  9. gorgets
  10. gorgetted
  11. gorgey

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