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1. (n.) gorget
a patch on the throat of a bird or other animal, distinguished by its color, texture, etc.
2. gorget
a piece of armor for the throat.
3. gorget
a medieval wimple, worn with the ends fastened in the hair.
4. gorget
any of various trimmings for the neck or shoulders, as a collar or ruff, formerly worn by men and women.
Etymology: (1425–75; < OF. See gorge, -et)
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1. (noun) gorget
armor plate that protects the neck
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1. (noun) gorget
a piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century
2. (noun) gorget
a piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other steel armor
3. (noun) gorget
a small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers in full uniform in some modern armies
4. (noun) gorget
a ruff worn by women
5. (noun) gorget
a cutting instrument used in lithotomy
6. (noun) gorget
a grooved instrunent used in performing various operations; -- called also blunt gorget
7. (noun) gorget
a crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal
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