gorget
/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/ · noun
Meaning
- A piece of armour for the throat.
- A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
- An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
- A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
- A grooved instrument used in performing various operations; called also blunt gorget.
- A crescent-shaped coloured patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.
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