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gorget

/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/ UK
/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/ US
/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɛt/ US
/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒət/ US
/ˌɡoɹˈʒeɪ/ US

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

noun gorgets

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 target
Similar: neckplate, hausse-col, gorgerin, gorgerette
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.
historical A type of women's clothing covering the neck and breast; a wimple.
Similar: gorgerette
An ornament for the neck; a necklace, ornamental collar, torque etc.
A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
Similar: gorgeret
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. There was […] the golden-winged woodpecker, with his crimson crest, his broad black gorget, and splendid plumage […]
Cornwall, UK, dialectal A hake caught in a net set for other fish.

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noun armour

Español	gorjal
한국어	고지트 gojiteu
日本語	喉当て nodoate
Português	gorjal, gorjeira
Français	gorgerin, hausse-col
Deutsch	Ringkragen, Halsberge
Italiano	gorgiera
Русский	горже́т goržét

noun women's clothing

Français	gorgerette, gorgerin
Deutsch	Brusttuch

noun ornament for the neck

Français	hausse-col
Deutsch	Halsberge, Ringkragen

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@misc{gorget_2026,
  title = {gorget},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gorget},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}