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gorgières

gorgières is the plural of gorgière.

Meaning of gorgière

Noun

gorgière (plural gorgières)

  1. (historical, uncommon) A gorget (piece of armor).
    • The camail that protected the neck has given place to the gorgière of plate, which for greater freedom of[…]1843, Henry Shaw, Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages
  2. (historical, uncommon) A gorget (clothing item).
    • […] were all the arts of the cunning devoted to the guimpe, the gorgières, the mentonnières, the voluminous escoffions.1904, The Connoisseur, page 95

Questions about gorgières

What is gorgières the plural of?
Gorgières is the plural of gorgière.

Words near gorgières in the dictionary

  1. gorgings
  2. Gorgio
  3. Gorgios
  4. gorgious
  5. gorgière
  6. gorgières
  7. gorgolet
  8. gorgolets
  9. gorgon
  10. gorgonacean
  11. gorgonaceans

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